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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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5
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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6
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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7
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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8
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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10
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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11
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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12
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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13
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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14
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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15
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC