The year 2001 is the 5th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2001 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 13 - Collision Course.
Pride 13: Collision Course[1] was an event held on March 25, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Wanderlei Silva
def.
Kazushi Sakuraba
TKO (Knees and Soccer Kicks)
1
1:38
Tra Telligman
def.
Igor Vovchanchyn
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Tadao Yasuda
def.
Masaaki Satake
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Mark Coleman
def.
Allan Goes
TKO (Knees)
1
1:19
Dan Henderson
def.
Renzo Gracie
KO (Punch)
1
1:40
Heath Herring
def.
Denis Sobolev
Submission (Keylock)
1
0:22
Guy Mezger
def.
Egan Inoue
KO (Punch)
1
2:25
Vitor Belfort
def.
Bobby Southworth
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:09
Pride 14: Clash of the Titans
Pride 14
Information
Promotion
Pride Fighting Championships
Date
May 27, 2001
Venue
Yokohama Arena
City
Yokohama
Event chronology
Pride 13
Pride 14
Pride 15
Pride 14: Clash of the Titans[2] was an event held on May 27, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Results
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Kazuyuki Fujita
def.
Yoshihiro Takayama
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
2
3:10
Igor Vovchanchyn
def.
Gilbert Yvel
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:52
Wanderlei Silva
def.
Shungo Oyama
TKO (Punches)
1
0:30
Dan Henderson
def.
Akira Shoji
TKO (Punches and Knees)
3
3:18
Vitor Belfort
def.
Heath Herring
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Gary Goodridge
def.
Valentijn Overeem
Submission (Knee)
1
2:39
Chuck Liddell
def.
Guy Mezger
KO (Punch)
2
0:21
Daijiro Matsui
def.
Jose Landi-Jons
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Antonio Schembri
def.
Johil de Oliveira
Submission (Armbar)
1
7:17
Pride 15: Raging Rumble
Pride 15
Information
Promotion
Pride Fighting Championships
Date
July 29, 2001
Venue
Saitama Super Arena
City
Saitama
Attendance
27,323
Event chronology
Pride 14
Pride 15
Pride 16
Pride 15: Raging Rumble[3] was an event held on July 29, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Future Pride and UFC legends Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Quinton Jackson made their Pride debuts at this event.
Results
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Tokimitsu Ishizawa
def.
Ryan Gracie
TKO (Injury)
1
4:51
Kazushi Sakuraba
def.
Quinton Jackson
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
5:41
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def.
Gary Goodridge
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:37
Heath Herring
def.
Mark Kerr
TKO (Knees)
2
4:56
Igor Vovchanchyn
def.
Masaaki Satake
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
def.
Daijiro Matsui
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Wallid Ismail
def.
Shungo Oyama
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
2
2:30
Assuerio Silva
def.
Valentijn Overeem
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
2:50
Pride 16: Beasts from the East
Pride 16
Information
Promotion
Pride
Date
September 24, 2001
Venue
Osaka Castle Hall
City
Osaka, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 15
Pride 16
Pride 17
Pride 16: Beasts from the East[4] was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
Results
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def.
Mark Coleman
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
1
6:10
Don Frye
def.
Gilbert Yvel
DQ (Eye Gouging)
1
7:27
Semmy Schilt
def.
Akira Shoji
KO (Knee and Punches)
1
8:19
Ricardo Arona
def.
Guy Mezger
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Murilo Rua
def.
Daijiro Matsui
TKO (Soccer Kick and Stomps)
3
0:51
Assuerio Silva
def.
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
TKO (Punches)
1
0:11
Gary Goodridge
def.
Yoshiaki Yatsu
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
3:03
Pride 17: Championship Chaos
Pride 17
Information
Promotion
Pride Fighting Championships
Date
November 3, 2001
Venue
Tokyo Dome
City
Tokyo
Event chronology
Pride 16
Pride 17
Pride 18
Pride 17: Championship Chaos[5] was an event held on November 3, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions. It also marked the debut of future Pride champion Mirko Cro Cop.
Results
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight
Wanderlei Silva
def.
Kazushi Sakuraba
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
1
10:00
[a]
Heavyweight
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def.
Heath Herring
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
[b]
Mario Sperry
def.
Igor Vovchanchyn
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
2:52
Semmy Schilt
def.
Masaaki Satake
TKO (Front Kick and Punches)
1
2:18
Dan Henderson
def.
Murilo Rua
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Quinton Jackson
def.
Yuki Ishikawa
KO (Punches)
1
1:52
Renzo Gracie
def.
Michiyoshi Ohara
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Pride vs. K-1 Rules bouts
Mirko Cro Cop
vs.
Nobuhiko Takada
Draw
5
3:00
Tom Erikson
def.
Matt Skelton
Submission (Strangle Choke)
1
1:51
^ For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Sakuraba suffered a broken collarbone after being slammed by Silva.
^ For The Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.
Pride 18: Cold Fury 2
Pride 18
Information
Promotion
Pride Fighting Championships
Date
December 23, 2001
Venue
Marine Messe Fukuoka
City
Fukuoka
Event chronology
Pride 17
Pride 18
Pride: The Best Vol. 1
Pride 18: Cold Fury 2[6] was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.