2006 in Pride FC

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.

2006 in Pride FC
Information
First date	February 26, 2006
Last date	December 31, 2006
Events
Total events	10
Fights
Total fights	101
Title fights	2
Chronology
2005 in Pride 2006 in Pride FC 2007 in Pride

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	[a]
Heavyweight	Fedor Emelianenko (c)	def.	Mark Hunt	Submission (Kimura)	1	8:16	Pride FC - Shockwave 2006	[b]

1. For the Pride Fighting Championship World Lightweight Championship.
2. For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

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

Main article: List of Pride FC events

#	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	—	November 5, 2006	Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Japan	—
64	Pride 32 - The Real Deal	—	October 21, 2006	Thomas & Mack Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	11,727
63	Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute	—	September 10, 2006	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	—
62	Pride FC - Bushido 12	2nd Round	August 27, 2006	Nagoya Rainbow Hall	Nagoya, Japan	—
61	Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute	—	July 1, 2006	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	—
60	Pride FC - Bushido 11	—	June 4, 2006	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	—
59	Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute	—	May 5, 2006	Osaka Dome	Osaka, Japan	—
58	Pride FC - Bushido 10	—	April 2, 2006	Ariake Coliseum	Tokyo, Japan	—
57	Pride 31 - Unbreakable	Dreamers	February 26, 2006	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	—

Pride 31: Unbreakable

Pride 31
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	February 26, 2006
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama
Event chronology
Pride: Shockwave 2005 Pride 31 Pride: Bushido 10

Pride 31: Unbreakable^[1] 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
	Mark Hunt	def.	Yosuke Nishijima	KO (Punch)	3	1:18
	Mark Coleman	def.	Maurício Rua	TKO (Broken Arm)	1	0:49
	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	def.	Kiyoshi Tamura	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:24
	Josh Barnett	def.	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	8:10
	Alistair Overeem	def.	Sergei Kharitonov	TKO (Knees)	1	5:13
	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	def.	Mario Sperry	TKO (Punches)	1	1:20
	Fabrício Werdum	def.	John Olav Einemo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Quinton Jackson	def.	Dong Sik Yoon	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Roman Zentsov	def.	Pedro Rizzo	KO (Punch)	1	0:25

Pride FC: Bushido 10

Pride: Bushido 10
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	April 2, 2006
Venue	Ariake Coliseum
City	Tokyo
Event chronology
Pride 31 Pride: Bushido 10 Pride: Total Elimination Absolute

Pride FC: Bushido 10^[2] was an event held on April 2, 2006, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Marcus Aurelio	def.	Takanori Gomi	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	4:34
	Dan Henderson	def.	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Paulo Cesar Silva	TKO (Knees)	1	2:23
	Phil Baroni	def.	Yuki Kondo	KO (Punch)	1	0:25
	Akihiro Gono	def.	Dae Won Kim	Submission (Armbar)	1	9:00
	Paulo Filho	def.	Murilo Rua	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Joachim Hansen	def.	Luiz Azeredo	KO (Knee)	1	7:09
	Denis Kang	def.	Mark Weir	Submission (Knees)	1	4:55
	Jens Pulver	def.	Kenji Arai	KO (Soccer Kick)	1	3:59
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	def.	Paul Rodriguez	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:29
	Yves Edwards	def.	Seichi Ikemoto	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute

Pride: Total Elimination Absolute
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	May 5, 2006
Venue	Osaka Dome
City	Osaka
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 10 Pride: Total Elimination Absolute Pride: Bushido 11

Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute^[3] 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

Josh Barnett

SUB

Alexander Emelianenko

11:57

Josh Barnett

Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt

TKO

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

14:15

Fabrício Werdum

SUB

Alistair Overeem

13:43

Fabrício Werdum

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Wagner da Conceicao Martins

2:17

Mirko Cro Cop

TKO

Ikuhisa Minowa

1:10

Mirko Cro Cop

Hidehiko Yoshida

Hidehiko Yoshida

SUB

Yosuke Nishijima

2:33

Kazuyuki Fujita

KO

James Thompson

8:25

Kazuyuki Fujita

Wanderlei Silva1

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: Bushido 11
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	June 4, 2006
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama
Event chronology
Pride: Total Elimination Absolute Pride: Bushido 11 Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute

Pride FC: Bushido 11^[4] 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

Kazuo Misaki

UD

Phil Baroni

15:00

Kazuo Misaki

Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

BYE

Ryo Chonan

DD

Joey Villasenor

15:00

Ryo Chonan

Paulo Filho

Paulo Filho

UD

Gregory Bouchelaghem

15:00

Akihiro Gono

UD

Hector Lombard

15:00

Akihiro Gono

Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi

TKO

Makoto Takimoto

5:34

Amar Suloev

UD

Murilo Bustamante

15:00

Amar Suloev

Denis Kang

Denis Kang

KO

Murilo Rua

0:15

Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute

Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	July 1, 2006
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 11 Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute Pride: Bushido 12

Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute^[5] 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

Josh Barnett

SUB

Alexander Emelianenko

11:57

Josh Barnett

SUB

Mark Hunt

2:02

Mark Hunt

TKO

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

14:15

Josh Barnett

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Fabrício Werdum

SUB

Alistair Overeem

13:43

Fabrício Werdum

20:00

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

UD

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Wagner da Conceicao Martins

2:17

Mirko Cro Cop

TKO

Ikuhisa Minowa

1:10

Mirko Cro Cop

TKO

Hidehiko Yoshida

7:38

Hidehiko Yoshida

SUB

Yosuke Nishijima

2:33

Mirko Cro Cop

Wanderlei Silva

Kazuyuki Fujita

KO

James Thompson

8:25

Kazuyuki Fujita

9:21

Wanderlei Silva1

TKO

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: Bushido 12
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	August 26, 2006
Venue	Nagoya Rainbow Hall
City	Nagoya
Event chronology
Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute Pride: Bushido 12 Pride: Final Conflict Absolute

Pride FC: Bushido 12^[6] 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

Kazuo Misaki

UD

Phil Baroni

15:00

Kazuo Misaki

UD

Dan Henderson

15:00

Dan Henderson

BYE

Kazuo Misaki

Paulo Filho

Ryo Chonan

DD

Joey Villasenor

15:00

Ryo Chonan

2:30

Paulo Filho

SUB

Paulo Filho

UD

Gregory Bouchelaghem

15:00

Akihiro Gono

UD

Hector Lombard

15:00

Akihiro Gono

SUB

Gegard Mousasi

4:24

Gegard Mousasi

TKO

Makoto Takimoto

5:34

Akihiro Gono

Denis Kang

Amar Suloev

UD

Murilo Bustamante

15:00

Amar Suloev

4:10

Denis Kang

SUB

Denis Kang

KO

Murilo Rua

0:15

Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute

Pride: Final Conflict Absolute
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	September 10, 2006
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama
Event chronology
Pride: Bushido 12 Pride: Final Conflict Absolute Pride 32

Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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

Josh Barnett

SUB

Alexander Emelianenko

11:57

Josh Barnett

SUB

Mark Hunt

2:02

Mark Hunt

TKO

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

14:15

Josh Barnett

SD

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

15:00

Fabrício Werdum

SUB

Alistair Overeem

13:43

Fabrício Werdum

20:00

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

UD

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Wagner da Conceicao Martins

2:17

Josh Barnett

7:32

Mirko Cro Cop

SUB

Mirko Cro Cop

TKO

Ikuhisa Minowa

1:10

Mirko Cro Cop

TKO

Hidehiko Yoshida

7:38

Hidehiko Yoshida

SUB

Yosuke Nishijima

2:33

Mirko Cro Cop

KO

Wanderlei Silva

5:26

Kazuyuki Fujita

KO

James Thompson

8:25

Kazuyuki Fujita

9:21

Wanderlei Silva1

TKO

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

Main article: Pride 32

Pride FC: Bushido 13

Pride: Bushido 13
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	November 5, 2006
Venue	Yokohama Arena
City	Yokohama
Event chronology
Pride 32 Pride: Bushido 13 Pride: Shockwave 2006

Pride FC: Bushido 13^[10] 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.^[11]

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	[a]
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	[b]
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

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.
2. For the Pride Fighting Championship World Lightweight Championship.

2006 Welterweight Grand Prix bracket

Pride: Bushido 11

Pride: Bushido 12

Pride: Bushido 13

Pride: Bushido 13

Kazuo Misaki

UD

Phil Baroni

15:00

Kazuo Misaki

UD

Dan Henderson

15:00

Dan Henderson

BYE

Kazuo Misaki

9:43

Paulo Filho

SUB

Ryo Chonan

DD

Joey Villasenor

15:00

Ryo Chonan

2:30

Paulo Filho

SUB

Paulo Filho

UD

Gregory Bouchelaghem

15:00

Kazuo Misaki 1

DD

Denis Kang

15:00

Akihiro Gono

UD

Hector Lombard

15:00

Akihiro Gono

SUB

Gegard Mousasi

4:24

Gegard Mousasi

TKO

Makoto Takimoto

5:34

Akihiro Gono

15:00

Denis Kang

UD

Amar Suloev

UD

Murilo Bustamante

15:00

Amar Suloev

4:10

Denis Kang

SUB

Denis Kang

KO

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.

Pride FC: Shockwave 2006

Main article: Pride Shockwave 2006

See also

• Pride Fighting Championships
• List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
• List of Pride Fighting events