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1
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan"
- 48-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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3
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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4
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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7
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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8
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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9
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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10
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0