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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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8
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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11
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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12
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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13
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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14
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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15
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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16
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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17
- Cris Cyborg
- 27-2-0, 1 NC
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18
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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19
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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20
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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21
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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22
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark" | 35-4-1
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23
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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24
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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25
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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26
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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27
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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28
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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29
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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30
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0