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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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8
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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9
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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10
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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11
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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12
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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13
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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14
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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15
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2