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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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4
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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7
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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8
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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9
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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10
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC