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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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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
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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10
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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11
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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12
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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13
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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14
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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15
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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16
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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17
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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18
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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19
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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20
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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21
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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22
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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23
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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24
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0