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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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5
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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6
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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7
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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8
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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9
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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10
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1