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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast"
- 101-19-7
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5
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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6
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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7
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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8
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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9
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2