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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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5
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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9
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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10
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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11
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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12
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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13
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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14
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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15
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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16
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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17
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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18
- Genki Sudo
- "Neo-Samurai" | 16-4-1
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19
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3