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1
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil"
- 27-19-1
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4
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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5
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID"
- 18-6-0, 2 NC
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6
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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7
- Pedro Rizzo
- "The Rock"
- 20-11-0
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8
- Ricco Rodriguez
- "Suave"
- 54-27-0, 1 NC
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9
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine"
- 15-11-0, 1 NC
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10
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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11
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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14
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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15
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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16
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC