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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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6
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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7
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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8
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler"
- 18-8-0
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11
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 36-15-0, 1 NC
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12
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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13
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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14
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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15
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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16
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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17
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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18
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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19
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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20
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC