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1
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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2
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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8
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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9
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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10
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0