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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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4
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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5
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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6
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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7
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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10
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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11
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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12
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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13
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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14
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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15
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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16
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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17
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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18
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC