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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
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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11
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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12
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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13
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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14
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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15
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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16
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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17
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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18
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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19
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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20
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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21
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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22
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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23
- Hayato Sakurai
- "Mach" | 38-13-2
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24
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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25
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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26
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark" | 35-4-1
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27
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
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28
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro" | 23-10-0
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29
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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30
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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31
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC
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32
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1
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33
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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34
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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35
- Murilo Bustamante
- "Bust A Move" | 15-8-1
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36
- Matt Lindland
- "The Law" | 22-9-0