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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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6
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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7
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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8
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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9
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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12
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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13
- Heath Herring
- "The Texas Crazy Horse" | 28-16-0, 1 NC
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14
- Paulo Filho
- "Ely" | 24-6-3
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15
- Kazuhiro Nakamura
- "Kaz" | 21-13-0
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16
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro" | 23-10-0
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17
- Hayato Sakurai
- "Mach" | 38-13-2
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18
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC
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19
- Denis Kang
- "Super Korean" | 35-16-2, 2 NC
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20
- Aleksander Emelianenko
- "The Grim Reaper" | 28-9-1
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21
- Akihiro Gono
- "The Magic Man" | 38-24-8
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22
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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23
- Rodrigo Gracie
- "The Highlander" | 6-2-1
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24
- Ryan Gracie
- 5-2-0
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25
- James Thompson
- "The Colossus" | 20-17-0, 1 NC
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26
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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27
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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28
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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29
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- "Crusher" | 37-14-2
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30
- Joachim Hansen
- "Hellboy" | 23-14-1