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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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4
- David Abbott
- "Tank"
- 10-15-0
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5
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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6
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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7
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast"
- 101-19-7
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10
- Vanderlei Silva
- 0-1-0
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11
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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12
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
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13
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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14
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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15
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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16
- Kimo Leopoldo
- 10-7-1
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17
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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18
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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19
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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20
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1