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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
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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7
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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8
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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9
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1
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10
- Ronda Rousey
- "Rowdy"
- 12-2-0
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11
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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12
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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13
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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14
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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15
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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16
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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17
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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18
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0