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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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6
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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7
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1
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8
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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9
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID"
- 18-6-0, 2 NC