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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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4
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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9
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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10
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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12
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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13
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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14
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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15
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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16
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark" | 35-4-1
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17
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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18
- Renzo Gracie
- 14-7-1, 1 NC
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19
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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20
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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21
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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22
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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23
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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24
- Genki Sudo
- "Neo-Samurai" | 16-4-1
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25
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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26
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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27
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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28
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2