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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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4
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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5
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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8
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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9
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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10
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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11
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC