2003 in Pride FC
Information
First dateMarch 16, 2003
Last dateDecember 31, 2003
Events
Total events6
Fights
Total fights51
Title fights2
Chronology
2002 in Pride 2003 in Pride FC 2004 in Pride

The year 2003 was the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow.

Title fights

Title fights in 2003
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Pride 25: Body Blow [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Mirko Cro Cop Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 Pride Final Conflict 2003 [lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003:

Events list

# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
36 Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 Otoko Matsuri December 31, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 39,716
35 Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 Ketsushosen November 9, 2003 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 67,451
34 Pride FC - Bushido 1 — October 5, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan —
33 Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 Kaimakusen August 10, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 40,316
32 Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone Reborn June 8, 2003 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan —
31 Pride 25 - Body Blow — March 16, 2003 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan —

Pride 25: Body Blow

Pride 25
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateMarch 16, 2003
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama, Japan
Attendance19,247
Event chronology
Pride 24 Pride 25 Pride 26

Pride 25: Body Blow[1] was an event held on March 16, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Quinton Jackson def. Kevin Randleman KO (knee and punches) 1 6:58 [lower-alpha 2]
Antônio Schembri def. Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Knees and soccer kicks) 1 6:15
Dan Henderson def. Shungo Oyama TKO (Punches) 1 3:28
Anderson Silva def. Carlos Newton KO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1 6:27
Alexander Otsuka def. Kenichi Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Akira Shoji def. Alex Stiebling Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission (Armbar) 2 3:49
  1. ↑ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ No. 1 Contender bout

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone

Pride 26
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJune 8, 2003
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 25 Pride 26 Pride: Total Elimination 2003

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone[2] was an event held on June 8, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Fedor Emelianenko def. Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:17 [lower-alpha 1]
Mirko Cro Cop def. Heath Herring TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches) 1 3:17
Mark Coleman def. Don Frye Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Quinton Jackson def. Mikhail Ilyukhin Submission (Knee to the Body) 1 6:26
Alistair Overeem def. Mike Bencic TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body and Punches) 1 3:44
Daiju Takase def. Anderson Silva Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 8:33
Kazuhiro Hamanaka def. Antônio Schembri Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ Non-Title bout

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003

Pride: Total Elimination 2003
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateAugust 10, 2003
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama, Japan
Attendance40,316
Event chronology
Pride 26 Pride: Total Elimination 2003 Pride: Bushido 1

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003[3] was an event held on August 10, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Wanderlei Silva def. Kazushi Sakuraba KO (Punch) 1 5:01 [lower-alpha 1]
Hidehiko Yoshida def. Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (Ezekiel Choke) 1 5:06 [lower-alpha 2]
Mirko Cro Cop def. Igor Vovchanchyn KO (Head Kick) 1 1:29
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Ricco Rodriguez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Quinton Jackson def. Murilo Bustamante Decision (Split) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Chuck Liddell def. Alistair Overeem KO (Punches) 1 3:09 [lower-alpha 4]
Fedor Emelianenko def. Gary Goodridge 1 1:09 [lower-alpha 5]
  1. ↑ Quarterfinal bout
  2. ↑ Quarterfinal bout
  3. ↑ Quarterfinal bout
  4. ↑ Quarterfinal bout
  5. ↑ Non-Title Bout TKO (soccer kicks/punches)

Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States Chuck Liddell KO
 
 
 
Netherlands Alistair Overeem 3:09
 
United States Chuck Liddell
 
 
 
United States Quinton Jackson
 
United States Quinton Jackson SD
 
 
 
Brazil Murilo Bustamante 20:00
 
United States Quinton Jackson
 
 
 
Brazil Wanderlei Silva
 
Japan Hidehiko Yoshida SUB
 
 
 
Japan Kiyoshi Tamura 5:06
 
Japan Hidehiko Yoshida
 
 
 
Brazil Wanderlei Silva
 
Brazil Wanderlei SilvaKO
 
 
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba 5:01
 

Pride FC: Bushido 1

Pride: Bushido 1
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateOctober 5, 2003
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Event chronology
Pride: Total Elimination 2003 Pride: Bushido 1 Pride: Final Conflict 2003

Pride FC: Bushido 1[4] Is an event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on October 5, 2003. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five bouts featuring a Japanese fighter represented by Hidehiko Yoshida and a member of the Gracie family represented by Royce Gracie. In the main event, Dos Caras, Jr. became the first Hispanic fighter to compete in Pride and the first to wear a lucha libre mask during a bout. He is now better known as WWE pro wrestler Alberto Del Rio.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Mirko Cro Cop def. Alberto Rodriguez KO (Head Kick) 1 0:46
Alexander Emelianenko def. Assuerio Silva Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Maurício Rua def. Akira Shoji KO (Punches) 1 3:47
Ryan Gracie def. Kazuhiro Hamanaka TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 7:37
Rodrigo Gracie def. Daiju Takase Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Daniel Gracie Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Ralph Gracie def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Carlos Newton def. Renzo Gracie Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Sergei Kharitonov def. Jason Suttie Submission (Armbar) 1 2:25
Chalid Arrab def. Rodney Glunder Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Chris Brennan def. Eiji Mitsuoka Submission (Kimura) 1 4:31 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ There was a lengthy pause a couple of minutes into the fight when Brennan released an armbar, believing that Mitsuoka had tapped out. Confusion ensued amongst both camps and the officials, and with replays inconclusive, the fight was eventually restarted.

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003

Pride: Final Conflict 2003
Information
PromotionPride
DateNovember 9, 2003
VenueTokyo Dome
CityTokyo, Japan
Attendance67,450
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 1 Pride: Final Conflict 2003 Pride: Shockwave 2003

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003[5] was an event held on November 9, 2003, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round of the tournament was contested at the Pride: Total Elimination 2003 event the previous August.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Wanderlei Silva def. Quinton Jackson TKO (Knees) 1 6:28 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Mirko Cro Cop Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 [lower-alpha 2]
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Kevin Randleman Submission (Armbar) 3 2:36
Heath Herring def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 2:29
Dan Henderson def. Murilo Bustamante TKO (Punches) 1 0:53 [lower-alpha 3]
Wanderlei Silva def. Hidehiko Yoshida Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 4]
Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 3:10 [lower-alpha 5]
Gary Goodridge def. Dan Bobish TKO (Punches) 1 0:18
  1. ↑ Finals bout
  2. ↑ For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ↑ Reserve bout
  4. ↑ Semifinal bout
  5. ↑ Semifinal bout

Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States Chuck Liddell KO
 
 
 
Netherlands Alistair Overeem 3:09
 
United States Chuck Liddell13:10
 
 
 
United States Quinton JacksonTKO
 
United States Quinton Jackson DD
 
 
 
Brazil Murilo Bustamante 20:00
 
United States Quinton Jackson 6:28
 
 
 
Brazil Wanderlei Silva TKO
 
Japan Hidehiko Yoshida SUB
 
 
 
Japan Kiyoshi Tamura 5:06
 
Japan Hidehiko Yoshida 15:00
 
 
 
Brazil Wanderlei Silva UD
 
Brazil Wanderlei SilvaKO
 
 
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba 5:01
 

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003

Pride: Shockwave 2003
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateDecember 31, 2003
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance39,716
Event chronology
Pride: Final Conflict 2003 Pride: Shockwave 2003 Pride 27

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003[6] was an event held on December 31, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Kazushi Sakuraba Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Rony Sefo Submission (Armbar) 1 2:20
Yuki Kondo def. Mario Sperry TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 3:27
Daniel Gracie def. Wataru Sakata Submission (Armbar) 1 7:12
Gary Goodridge def. Don Frye KO (Head Kick) 1 0:39
Royce Gracie vs. Hidehiko Yoshida Draw 2 10:00
Murilo Rua def. Akira Shoji KO (Flying Knee) 1 2:24
Hayato Sakurai def. Daiju Takase Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heath Herring def. Paulo Cesar Silva Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 0:35
Quinton Jackson def. Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Punches) 2 1:05

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Pride 25: Body Blow". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
    2. ↑ "Pride 26: Bad to the Bone". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014.
    3. ↑ "Pride Total Elimination 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
    4. ↑ "Pride Bushido 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
    5. ↑ "Pride Final Conflict 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
    6. ↑ "Pride Shockwave 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
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