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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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4
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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5
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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6
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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12
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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13
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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14
- Kevin Randleman
- "The Monster" | 17-16-0
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15
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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16
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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17
- Charles Bennett
- "Felony" | 30-42-2