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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1
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3
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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4
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast"
- 101-19-7
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7
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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8
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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9
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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10
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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12
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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13
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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14
- Maurice Smith
- "Mo" | 14-17-0