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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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5
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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7
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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8
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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9
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5