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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1
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6
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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7
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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10
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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11
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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12
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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13
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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15
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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16
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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17
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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18
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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19
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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20
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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21
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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22
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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23
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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24
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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25
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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26
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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27
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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28
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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29
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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30
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2