2001 in Pride FC
| 2001 in Pride FC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | March 25, 2001 | |||
| Last date | December 23, 2001 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 49 | |||
| Title fights | 2 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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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.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2001 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | Pride 17 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pride 17 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001:
Events list
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 | N/A | December 23, 2001 | Marine Messe Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | N/A |
| 19 | Pride 17 - Championship Chaos | N/A | November 3, 2001 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 53,200 |
| 18 | Pride 16 - Beasts from the East | N/A | September 24, 2001 | Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | N/A |
| 17 | Pride 15 - Raging Rumble | N/A | July 29, 2001 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | N/A |
| 16 | Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans | N/A | May 27, 2001 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | N/A |
| 15 | Pride 13 - Collision Course | N/A | March 25, 2001 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | N/A |
Pride 13 - Collision Course
| Pride 13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 25, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 - Raging Rumble[3] was an event held on July 29, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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 - 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 - Championship Chaos[5] was an event held on November 3, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 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 Filipović | 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 - Cold Fury 2[6] was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Semmy Schilt | def. | Yoshihiro Takayama | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:09 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva | def. | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 2:22 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Jeremy Horn | def. | Akira Shoji | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 4:35 | ||
| Murilo Rua | def. | Alex Andrade | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Alex Stiebling | def. | Allan Goes | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 3 | 0:47 | ||
| Daijiro Matsui | def. | Quinton Jackson | DQ (Knee to Groin) | 1 | 0:14 | ||
| Pride vs. K-1 Rules bout | |||||||
| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | def. | Jan Nortje | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:43 | ||
- ↑ Non-title bout
See also
- Pride Fighting Championships
- List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
- List of Pride Fighting events