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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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5
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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6
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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7
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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8
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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11
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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12
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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13
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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14
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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15
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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16
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0