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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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5
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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6
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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8
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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9
- Karo Parisyan
- "The Heat"
- 24-12-0, 1 NC