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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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5
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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6
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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11
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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12
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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13
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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14
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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15
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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16
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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17
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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18
- Marco Ruas
- "The King of the Streets" | 9-4-2
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19
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC