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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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5
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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6
- Semmy Schilt
- "Hightower"
- 26-14-1
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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9
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy"
- 32-17-1, 2 NC
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10
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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12
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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13
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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14
- Mark Hominick
- "The Machine" | 20-12-0
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15
- Pedro Rizzo
- "The Rock" | 20-11-0
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16
- Maurice Smith
- "Mo" | 14-17-0
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17
- Gilbert Yvel
- "The Hurricane" | 41-16-1, 1 NC
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18
- Duane Ludwig
- "Bang" | 21-14-0
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19
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC
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20
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0