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1
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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2
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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3
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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4
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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5
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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6
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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7
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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10
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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13
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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15
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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16
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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17
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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18
- Genki Sudo
- "Neo-Samurai" | 16-4-1