2006 in Pride FC
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The year 2006 was the 10th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2006 had 10 events beginning with, Pride 31 - Unbreakable.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi (c) | def. | Marcus Aurelio | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | Pride - Bushido 13 | |
| Heavyweight | Fedor Emelianenko (c) | def. | Mark Hunt | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 8:16 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 |
Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2006:
| Clay French Cristiano Marcello Cyrille Diabate Dae Won Kim David Baron David Bielkheden Edson Claas Vieira Eldari Kurtanidze Eric Esch Eun-Su Lee Evangelista Santos Gegard Mousasi Gilbert Melendez Gregory Bouchelaghem | Hatsu Hioki Hector Lombard Jason Black Jean-Francois Lenogue Jeff Curran Joe Pearson Joey Villasenor John Olav Einemo Kenji Arai Luciano Azevedo Mark Weir Mike Plotcheck Mitsuhiro Ishida | Naoki Matsushita Nobuhiro Obiya Olaf Alfonso Paul Rodriguez Robbie Lawler Sean O'Haire Seichi Ikemoto Shinya Aoki Tae Hyun Lee Travis Galbraith Won Jin Eoh Yoshihiro Nakao Yosuke Nishijima |
Events list
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 | Otoko Matsuri - Fumetsu | December 31, 2006 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 48,709 |
| 65 | Pride FC - Bushido 13 | —N/a | November 5, 2006 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | —N/a |
| 64 | Pride 32 - The Real Deal | —N/a | October 21, 2006 | Thomas & Mack Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 11,727 |
| 63 | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute | —N/a | September 10, 2006 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | —N/a |
| 62 | Pride FC - Bushido 12 | 2nd Round | August 27, 2006 | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | Nagoya, Japan | —N/a |
| 61 | Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute | —N/a | July 1, 2006 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | —N/a |
| 60 | Pride FC - Bushido 11 | —N/a | June 4, 2006 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | —N/a |
| 59 | Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute | —N/a | May 5, 2006 | Osaka Dome | Osaka, Japan | —N/a |
| 58 | Pride FC - Bushido 10 | —N/a | April 2, 2006 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | —N/a |
| 57 | Pride 31 - Unbreakable | Dreamers | February 26, 2006 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | —N/a |
Pride 31: Unbreakable
Pride 31: Unbreakable was an event held on February 26, 2006, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| New Zealand Mark Hunt | def. | Japan Yosuke Nishijima | KO (Punch) | 3 | 1:18 | ||
| United States Mark Coleman | def. | Brazil Maurício Rua | TKO (Broken Arm) | 1 | 0:49 | ||
| Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Japan Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:24 | ||
| United States Josh Barnett | def. | Japan Kazuhiro Nakamura | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 8:10 | ||
| Netherlands Alistair Overeem | def. | Russia Sergei Kharitonov | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 5:13 | ||
| Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Brazil Mario Sperry | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:20 | ||
| Brazil Fabrício Werdum | def. | Norway John Olav Einemo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| United States Quinton Jackson | def. | South Korea Dong Sik Yoon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Russia Roman Zentsov | def. | Brazil Pedro Rizzo | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:25 |
Pride FC: Bushido 10
Pride FC: Bushido 10 was an event held on April 2, 2006, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Brazil Marcus Aurelio | def. | Japan Takanori Gomi | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 4:34 | ||
| United States Dan Henderson | def. | Japan Kazuo Misaki | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Japan Ikuhisa Minowa | def. | Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 2:23 | ||
| United States Phil Baroni | def. | Japan Yuki Kondo | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:25 | ||
| Japan Akihiro Gono | def. | South Korea Dae Won Kim | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 9:00 | ||
| Brazil Paulo Filho | def. | Brazil Murilo Rua | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Norway Joachim Hansen | def. | Brazil Luiz Azeredo | KO (Knee) | 1 | 7:09 | ||
| Canada Denis Kang | def. | United Kingdom Mark Weir | Submission (Knees) | 1 | 4:55 | ||
| United States Jens Pulver | def. | Japan Kenji Arai | KO (Soccer Kick) | 1 | 3:59 | ||
| Japan Mitsuhiro Ishida | def. | United States Paul Rodriguez | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:29 | ||
| The Bahamas Yves Edwards | def. | Japan Seichi Ikemoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute
Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute was an event held on May 5, 2006, at Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.
This event featured the first round of Pride's 2006 Open-Weight tournament. Seven tournament matches were held along with one alternate match. The seven winning participants advanced to the second round, Pride Critical Countdown Absolute. The winner of the alternate bout will take the place of any fighter who is unable to participate in subsequent matches.
Pride Heavyweight Champion and 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Fedor Emelianenko was originally set to enter the tournament with a first round bye, but a hand injury prevented him from participating. Wanderlei Silva, then current Pride middleweight champion, received his bye into the second round.
Results
| Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Hidehiko Yoshida | def. | Yosuke Nishijima | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:33 | |
| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:17 | ||
| Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Ikuhisa Minowa | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:10 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | James Thompson | KO (Punch) | 1 | 8:25 | ||
| Josh Barnett | def. | Alexander Emelianenko | Submission (Keylock) | 2 | 1:57 | ||
| Mark Hunt | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:15 | ||
| Fabrício Werdum | def. | Alistair Overeem | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 3:43 | ||
| Alternate Bout | |||||||
| Roman Zentsov | def. | Gilbert Yvel | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:55 |
2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Bracket
| Pride: Total Elimination Absolute | Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Alexander Emelianenko | 11:57 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Mark Hunt | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Mark Hunt | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | 14:15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Alistair Overeem | 13:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | 2:17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ikuhisa Minowa | 1:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Hidehiko Yoshida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Hidehiko Yoshida | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Yosuke Nishijima | 2:33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| England | James Thompson | 8:25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wanderlei Silva1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Fedor Emelianenko | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Pride FC: Bushido 11
Pride FC: Bushido 11 was an event held on June 4, 2006, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
| Welterweight Grand Prix Opening round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Kazuo Misaki | def. | Phil Baroni | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Denis Kang | def. | Murilo Rua | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:15 | |
| Welterweight | Akihiro Gono | def. | Hector Lombard | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Makoto Takimoto | TKO (Broken Eye Socket) | 1 | 5:34 | |
| Welterweight | Ryo Chonan | def. | Joey Villasenor | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Paulo Filho | def. | Gregory Bouchelaghem | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Amar Suloev | def. | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Non Tournament Bouts | |||||||
| Hayato Sakurai | def. | Olaf Alfonso | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:54 | ||
| Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Charles Bennett | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 2:30 | ||
| Mitsuhiro Ishida | def. | Marcus Aurelio | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Jason Black | def. | Won Jin Eoh | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 4:25 |
Pride 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Bracket
| Pride: Bushido 11 | Pride: Bushido 12 | Pride: Bushido 13 | Pride: Bushido 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Phil Baroni | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | Dan Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | Dan Henderson | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ryo Chonan | DD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Joey Villasenor | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ryo Chonan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| France | Gregory Bouchelaghem | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | Hector Lombard | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Makoto Takimoto | 5:34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | Amar Suloev | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Murilo Bustamante | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | Amar Suloev | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Murilo Rua | 0:15 |
Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute
Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute was an event held on July 1, 2006, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
| Openweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Hidehiko Yoshida | TKO (Leg Kicks) | 1 | 7:38 | |
| Openweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Mark Hunt | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Openweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Kazuyuki Fujita | TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks) | 1 | 9:21 | |
| Openweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Fabrício Werdum | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Non Tournament Bouts | |||||||
| Middleweight | Kazuhiro Nakamura | def. | Evangelista Santos | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 4:49 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | def. | Alistair Overeem | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 2:13 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Kazuo Takahashi | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Heavyweight | Yoshihiro Nakao | def. | Eun-Su Lee | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 4:16 | |
| Heavyweight | Pawel Nastula | def. | Edson Claas Vieira | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:33 |
2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Bracket
| Pride: Total Elimination Absolute | Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Alexander Emelianenko | 11:57 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Mark Hunt | 2:02 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Mark Hunt | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | 14:15 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Alistair Overeem | 13:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | 20:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | 2:17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ikuhisa Minowa | 1:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Hidehiko Yoshida | 7:38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Hidehiko Yoshida | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Yosuke Nishijima | 2:33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wanderlei Silva | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| England | James Thompson | 8:25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita | 9:21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wanderlei Silva1 | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Fedor Emelianenko | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Pride FC: Bushido 12
Pride FC: Bushido 12 was an event held on August 27, 2006, at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
Results
| Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Kazuo Misaki | def. | Dan Henderson | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Akihiro Gono | def. | Gegard Mousasi | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 4:24 | |
| Welterweight | Paulo Filho | def. | Ryo Chonan | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Welterweight | Denis Kang | def. | Amar Suloev | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Non Tournament Bouts | |||||||
| Takanori Gomi | def. | David Baron | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 7:10 | ||
| Ikuhisa Minowa | def. | Eric Esch | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:25 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai | def. | Luciano Azevedo | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 4:35 | ||
| Mitsuhiro Ishida | def. | Cristiano Marcello | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Chris Brennan | TKO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 0:29 | ||
| Gilbert Melendez | def. | Nobuhiro Obiya | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Shinya Aoki | def. | Jason Black | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:58 | ||
| Hatsu Hioki | def. | Jeff Curran | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Hiroyuki Abe | vs. | Naoki Matsushita | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Daisuke Nakamura | def. | Seichi Ikemoto | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:36 |
Pride 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Bracket
| Pride: Bushido 11 | Pride: Bushido 12 | Pride: Bushido 13 | Pride: Bushido 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Phil Baroni | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Dan Henderson | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Dan Henderson | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ryo Chonan | DD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Joey Villasenor | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ryo Chonan | 2:30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| France | Gregory Bouchelaghem | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | Hector Lombard | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | 4:24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Makoto Takimoto | 5:34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | Amar Suloev | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Murilo Bustamante | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | Amar Suloev | 4:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Murilo Rua | 0:15 |
Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute
Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute was an event held on September 10, 2006, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
This event comprised the semifinal and final rounds of the Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament. The tournament began on May 5, 2006, at the Total Elimination Absolute event and then continued on July 1, 2006, at Critical Countdown Absolute.
On August 5, 2006, Mirko Cro Cop announced his withdrawal from the tournament following a dispute over pay with Pride. On August 7, 2006, it was reported that the matter had been resolved and Cro Cop would once again take his place in the finals.
Results
| Openweight Grand Prix Finals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Josh Barnett | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 7:32 | |
| Openweight Grand Prix Semifinals | |||||||
| Openweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Openweight | Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Wanderlei Silva | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 5:26 | |
| Non Tournament Bouts | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ricardo Arona | def. | Alistair Overeem | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 4:28 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Maurício Rua | def. | Cyrille Diabate | TKO (Stomps) | 1 | 5:29 | |
| Middleweight | Kazuhiro Nakamura | def. | Yoshihiro Nakao | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ricardo Morais | def. | Tae Hyun Lee | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 8:08 | |
| Heavyweight | Alexander Emelianenko | def. | Sergei Kharitonov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 6:45 | |
| Middleweight | Evangelista Santos | def. | Yosuke Nishijima | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:24 |
2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Bracket
| Pride: Total Elimination Absolute | Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Alexander Emelianenko | 11:57 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Mark Hunt | 2:02 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Mark Hunt | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | 14:15 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | SD | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Alistair Overeem | 13:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | 20:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | 2:17 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Josh Barnett | 7:32 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ikuhisa Minowa | 1:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Hidehiko Yoshida | 7:38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Hidehiko Yoshida | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Yosuke Nishijima | 2:33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Mirko Cro Cop | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wanderlei Silva | 5:26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| England | James Thompson | 8:25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita | 9:21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wanderlei Silva1 | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Fedor Emelianenko | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Pride 32: The Real Deal
Pride FC: Bushido 13
Pride FC: Bushido 13 was an event held on November 5, 2006, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
This event consisted of the semifinal and final rounds of the Bushido Welterweight Grand Prix.
In a lightweight championship bout, Takanori Gomi faced Marcus Aurélio, who had defeated Gomi in a non-title fight at Pride Bushido 10.
Originally Gilbert Melendez was set to face Shinya Aoki but an injury during training forced Melendez to withdraw from the fight. Clay French replaced Melendez in the fight.
Results
| Welterweight Grand Prix Finals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Kazuo Misaki | def. | Denis Kang | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinals | |||||||
| Welterweight | Paulo Filho | def. | Kazuo Misaki | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 9:43 | |
| Welterweight | Denis Kang | def. | Akihiro Gono | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight Grand Prix Alternate bout | |||||||
| Welterweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Hector Lombard | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Non Tournament Bouts | |||||||
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi (c) | def. | Marcus Aurelio | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Shinya Aoki | def. | Clay French | Submission (Flying Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Lightweight | Mitsuhiro Ishida | def. | David Bielkheden | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ikuhisa Minowa | def. | Mike Plotcheck | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Sanae Kikuta | def. | Jean-Francois Lenogue | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Joe Pearson | def. | Yoshiro Maeda | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Lightweight | Luiz Firmino | def. | Nobuhiro Obiya | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante | def. | Dong Sik Yoon | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
2006 Welterweight Grand Prix bracket
| Pride: Bushido 11 | Pride: Bushido 12 | Pride: Bushido 13 | Pride: Bushido 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Phil Baroni | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Dan Henderson | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Dan Henderson | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki | 9:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ryo Chonan | DD | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | Joey Villasenor | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ryo Chonan | 2:30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Paulo Filho | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| France | Gregory Bouchelaghem | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Kazuo Misaki 1 | DD | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | Hector Lombard | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | 4:24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Makoto Takimoto | 5:34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Akihiro Gono | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | Amar Suloev | UD | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Murilo Bustamante | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | Amar Suloev | 4:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Denis Kang | KO | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Murilo Rua | 0:15 |
1 Paulo Filho dropped from the Grand Prix due to injuries sustained during his bout with Kazuo Misaki, who replaced him in the final round against Denis Kang.