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1
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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2
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper"
- 35-9-0, 2 NC
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3
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- "Crusher"
- 37-14-2
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4
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan"
- 48-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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6
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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7
- Marco Ruas
- "The King of the Streets"
- 9-4-2
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8
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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9
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5
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10
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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13
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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14
- Leonard Garcia
- "Bad Boy" | 18-13-1
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15
- Marcelo Garcia
- "Marcelinho" | 0-1-0
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16
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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17
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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18
- Erick Silva
- "The Tiger" | 20-11-0, 1 NC
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19
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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20
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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21
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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22
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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23
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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24
- Pat Healy
- "Bam Bam" | 30-21-0, 1 NC
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25
- Luke Rockhold
- 16-6-0