2004 in Pride FC

2004 in Pride FC
Information
First dateFebruary 1, 2004
Last dateDecember 31, 2004
Events
Total events10
Fights
Total fights91
Title fights2
Chronology
2003 in Pride 2004 in Pride FC 2005 in Pride

The year 2004 was the 8th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2004 had 10 events beginning with, Pride 27 - Inferno.

Title fights

Title fights in 2004
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Middleweight Wanderlei Silva (c) def. Quinton Jackson KO (Knees) 2 3:26 Pride 28 - High Octane [a]
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (c) def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic) Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Pride - Shockwave 2004 [b]
  1. ^ For the Interim Pride Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2004:

Events list

# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
46 Pride - Shockwave 2004 Otoko Matsuri - Sadame December 31, 2004 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 48,398
45 Pride 28 - High Octane N/a October 31, 2004 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 24,028
44 Pride - Bushido 5 N/a October 14, 2004 Osaka Castle Hall Osaka, Japan N/a
43 Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004 Final Round August 15, 2004 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 47,629
42 Pride - Bushido 4 N/a July 19, 2004 Nagoya Rainbow Hall Nagoya, Japan N/a
41 Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2004 2nd Round June 20, 2004 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 43,711
40 Pride - Bushido 3 N/a May 23, 2004 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan N/a
39 Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004 1st Round April 25, 2004 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 42,110
38 Pride - Bushido 2 N/a February 15, 2004 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan N/a
37 Pride 27 - Inferno Triumphal Return February 1, 2004 Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan 13,366

Pride 27: Inferno

Pride 27
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateFebruary 1, 2004
VenueOsaka Castle Hall
CityOsaka
Attendance13,366
Event chronology
Pride: Shockwave 2003 Pride 27 Pride: Bushido 2

Pride 27: Inferno[1] was an event held on February 1, 2004 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Mirko Cro Cop def. Ron Waterman TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 4:37
Heath Herring def. Gan McGee Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. Mark Kerr TKO (Punches) 1 0:40
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Alberto Rodriguez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Murilo Rua def. Alexander Otsuka Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 1:25
Sergei Kharitonov def. Cory Peterson Submission (Armbar) 1 1:23
Igor Vovchanchyn def. Dan Bobish TKO (Punches) 2 1:45

Pride FC: Bushido 2

Pride: Bushido 2
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateFebruary 15, 2004
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama
Event chronology
Pride 27 Pride: Bushido 2 Pride: Total Elimination 2004

Pride FC: Bushido 2[2] was an event held on February 15, 2004 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. Japan Ikuhisa Minowa KO (Punches) 1 1:09
Brazil Maurício Rua def. Japan Akihiro Gono TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 9:04
Japan Takanori Gomi def. Brazil Jadyson Costa TKO (Punches) 1 4:55
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. Japan Yoshihisa Yamamoto TKO (Punches) 1 2:12
Brazil Rodrigo Gracie def. Japan Hayato Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Japan Daiju Takase def. United States Chris Brennan Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Brazil Mario Sperry def. United States Mike Bencic KO (Punch) 1 0:11
United States Sean Sherk def. Japan Ryuki Ueyama Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Japan Yasuhito Namekawa def. Lithuania Egidijus Valavicius Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:05
Japan Yushin Okami def. Japan Ryuta Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
South Korea Mu Bae Choi def. Japan Yusuke Imamura Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 4:08

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2004

Pride: Total Elimination 2004
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateApril 25, 2004
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance42,110
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 2 Pride: Total Elimination 2004 Pride: Bushido 3

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2004[3] was an event held on April 25, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event consisted of the first round of the 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix. It took place on April 25, 2004, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The Grand Prix tournament continued with Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 and concluded with Pride: Final Conflict 2004.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Fedor Emelianenko def. Mark Coleman Submission (Armbar) 1 2:11
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Hirotaka Yokoi Submission (Anaconda Choke) 2 1:25
Kevin Randleman def. Mirko Cro Cop KO (Punches) 1 1:57
Naoya Ogawa def. Stefan Leko Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 1:34
Semmy Schilt def. Gan McGee Submission (Armbar) 1 5:02
Paulo Cesar Silva def. Henry Miller Submission (Kimura) 1 4:04
Sergei Kharitonov def. Murilo Rua KO (Punches) 1 4:14
Heath Herring def. Kazuo Takahashi TKO (Punches) 1 4:53

Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Total Elimination Critical Countdown Final Conflict Final Conflict
            
Russia Sergei Kharitonov KO
Brazil Murilo Rua 4:14
Russia Sergei Kharitonov
Netherlands Semmy Schilt
Netherlands Semmy Schilt SUB
United States Gan McGee 5:02
 
 
Japan Naoya Ogawa SUB
Germany Stefan Leko 1:34
Japan Naoya Ogawa
Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva
Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva SUB
United States Henry Miller 4:04
 
 
United States Heath Herring TKO
Japan Kazuo Takahashi 4:53
United States Heath Herring
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Japan Hirotaka Yokoi 11:25
 
 
Russia Fedor Emelianenko SUB
United States Mark Coleman 2:11
Russia Fedor Emelianenko
United States Kevin Randleman
United States Kevin Randleman KO
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop 1:57

Pride FC: Bushido 3

Pride: Bushido 3
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateMay 23, 2004
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama
Event chronology
Pride: Total Elimination 2004 Pride: Bushido 3 Pride: Critical Countdown 2004

Pride FC: Bushido 3[4] was an event held on May 23, 2004 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Ryan Gracie def. Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Takanori Gomi def. Ralph Gracie TKO (Knees) 1 0:06
Ricardo Almeida def. Ryo Chonan Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Mirko Cro Cop def. Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Chalid Arrab Submission (Armbar) 1 4:45
Akira Shoji def. Yukio Kawabe TKO (Punches) 1 0:18
Daiju Takase def. Carlos Newton Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Kazuo Misaki def. Jorge Patino Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Mu Bae Choi def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Alexander Emelianenko def. Matt Foki Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:16
Katsuhisa Fujii def. Jin O Kim Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 2:58
Bertrand Amoussou def. Yasuaki Miyazono KO (Punch) 2 0:29

Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2004

Pride: Critical Countdown 2004
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJune 20, 2004
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance43,711
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 3 Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 Pride: Bushido 4

Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2004[5] was an event held on June 20, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[6]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Fedor Emelianenko def. Kevin Randleman Submission (Kimura) 1 1:33
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring Submission (Anaconda Choke) 2 0:30
Hidehiko Yoshida def. Mark Hunt Submission (Armbar) 1 5:25
Naoya Ogawa def. Paulo Cesar Silva TKO (Punches) 1 3:29
Sergei Kharitonov def. Semmy Schilt TKO (Punches) 1 9:19
Quinton Jackson def. Ricardo Arona KO (Slam) 1 7:32
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Antônio Schembri Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00

Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Total Elimination Critical Countdown Final Conflict Final Conflict
            
Russia Sergei Kharitonov KO
Brazil Murilo Rua 4:14
Russia Sergei Kharitonov TKO
Netherlands Semmy Schilt 9:19
Netherlands Semmy Schilt SUB
United States Gan McGee 5:02
Russia Fedor Emelianenko
Japan Naoya Ogawa
Japan Naoya Ogawa SUB
Germany Stefan Leko 1:34
Japan Naoya Ogawa TKO
Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva 3:29
Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva SUB
United States Henry Miller 4:04
 
 
United States Heath Herring TKO
Japan Kazuo Takahashi 4:53
United States Heath Herring 10:30
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Japan Hirotaka Yokoi 11:25
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Russia Sergei Kharitonov
Russia Fedor Emelianenko SUB
United States Mark Coleman 2:11
Russia Fedor Emelianenko SUB
United States Kevin Randleman 1:33
United States Kevin Randleman KO
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop 1:57

Pride FC: Bushido 4

Pride: Bushido 4
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJuly 19, 2004
VenueNagoya Rainbow Hall
CityNagoya
Event chronology
Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 Pride: Bushido 4 Pride: Final Conflict 2004

Pride FC: Bushido 4[7] was an event held on July 19, 2004 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Kazuhiro Nakamura Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Takanori Gomi def. Fabio Mello TKO (Punches) 1 8:07
Paulo Filho def. Akira Shoji Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Mirko Cro Cop def. Shungo Oyama TKO (Punches) 1 1:00
Takashi Sugiura def. Paulo Cesar Silva TKO (Punches) 1 2:35
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Kenichi Yamamoto TKO (Punches) 1 3:23
Hayato Sakurai def. Brady Fink Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:08
Amar Suloev def. Dean Lister Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Dokonjonosuke Mishima def. Marcus Aurelio Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Luiz Firmino def. Hiroyuki Abe Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 2:52
Kyosuke Sasaki vs. Eiji Mitsuoka Draw 2 5:00

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2004

Pride: Final Conflict 2004
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateAugust 15, 2004
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance47,629
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 4 Pride: Final Conflict 2004 Pride: Bushido 5

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2004[8] was an event held on August 15, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira No Contest - Accidental Cut 1 3:52
Wanderlei Silva def. Yuki Kondo KO (Stomps) 1 2:46
Mirko Cro Cop def. Alexander Emelianenko KO (Head Kick and Punches) 1 2:09
Ron Waterman def. Kevin Randleman Submission (Keylock) 1 7:44
Fedor Emelianenko def. Naoya Ogawa Submission (Armbar) 1 0:54
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Sergei Kharitonov Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Murilo Bustamante Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00

Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Total Elimination Critical Countdown Final Conflict Final Conflict
            
Russia Sergei Kharitonov KO
Brazil Murilo Rua 4:14
Russia Sergei Kharitonov TKO
Netherlands Semmy Schilt 9:19
Netherlands Semmy Schilt SUB
United States Gan McGee 5:02
Russia Fedor Emelianenko 1 SUB
Japan Naoya Ogawa 0:54
Japan Naoya Ogawa SUB
Germany Stefan Leko 1:34
Japan Naoya Ogawa TKO
Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva 3:29
Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva SUB
United States Henry Miller 4:04
Russia Fedor Emelianenko 1 NC
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira 3:52
United States Heath Herring TKO
Japan Kazuo Takahashi 4:53
United States Heath Herring 10:30
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Japan Hirotaka Yokoi 11:25
Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira UD
Russia Sergei Kharitonov 15:00
Russia Fedor Emelianenko SUB
United States Mark Coleman 2:11
Russia Fedor Emelianenko SUB
United States Kevin Randleman 1:33
United States Kevin Randleman KO
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop 1:57

1 The tournament finals initially occurred at Final Conflict, but ended in a no-contest doctor's stoppage and were rescheduled for Pride: Shockwave 2004.

Pride FC: Bushido 5

Pride: Bushido 5
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateOctober 14, 2004
VenueOsaka Castle Hall
CityOsaka
Event chronology
Pride: Final Conflict 2004 Pride: Bushido 5 Pride 28

Pride FC: Bushido 5[9] was an event held on October 14, 2004 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Takanori Gomi def. Charles Bennett Technical Submission (Kimura) 1 5:52
Crosley Gracie def. Hayato Sakurai Submission (Armbar) 2 1:02
Ryo Chonan def. Carlos Newton Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Igor Vovchanchyn def. Katsuhisa Fujii KO (Punches) 1 4:02
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Ryuki Ueyama Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Luiz Firmino def. Masakazu Imanari Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Henry Miller def. Mal Foki KO (Punches) 1 0:21
Maurício Rua def. Yasuhito Namekawa TKO (Punches) 1 6:02

Pride 28: High Octane

Pride 28
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateOctober 31, 2004
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance24,028
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 5 Pride 28 Pride: Shockwave 2004

Pride 28: High Octane[10] was an event held on October 31, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Brazil Wanderlei Silva (c) def. United States Quinton Jackson KO (Knees) 2 3:26 [a]
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. United States Josh Barnett TKO (Shoulder Injury) 1 0:46
United States Dan Henderson def. Japan Kazuhiro Nakamura TKO (Shoulder Injury) 1 1:15
New Zealand Mark Hunt def. United States Dan Bobish TKO (Kick to the Body) 1 6:23
Netherlands Alistair Overeem def. Japan Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 3:52
Russia Aleksander Emelianenko def. England James Thompson KO (Punch) 1 0:11
Brazil Ricardo Arona def. Russia Sergey Ignatov Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 9:05
South Korea Mu Bae Choi def. Australia Soa Palelei Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 4:55
United States Heath Herring def. Japan Hirotaka Yokoi KO (Knees) 1 1:55
  1. ^ For the Pride Middleweight Championship.

Pride FC: Shockwave 2004

Pride: Shockwave 2004
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateDecember 31, 2004
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance48,398
Event chronology
Pride 28 Pride: Shockwave 2004 Pride 29

Pride FC: Shockwave 2004[11] was an event held on December 31, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Russia Fedor Emelianenko (c) def. Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic) Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 [a]
New Zealand Mark Hunt def. Brazil Wanderlei Silva Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Japan Takanori Gomi def. United States Jens Pulver KO (Punch) 1 6:21
United States Dan Henderson def. Japan Yuki Kondo Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. United States Kevin Randleman Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:41
United States Rulon Gardner def. Japan Hidehiko Yoshida Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Japan Makoto Takimoto def. United States Henry Miller Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Japan Ryo Chonan def. Brazil Anderson Silva Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook) 3 3:08
Brazil Ryan Gracie def. Japan Yoji Anjo Submission (Armbar) 1 8:33
South Korea Mu Bae Choi def. Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) 1 5:47
Japan Ikuhisa Minowa def. Germany Stefan Leko Submission (Heel Hook) 1 0:27
  1. ^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pride 27 - Inferno". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pride - Bushido 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Pride - Bushido 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2004". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "こちらフジテレビ ／ News". www.fujitv.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2004-08-06. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  7. ^ "Pride - Bushido 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  9. ^ "Pride - Bushido 5". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  10. ^ "Pride 28 - High Octane". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Pride - Shockwave 2004". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.