PRIDE

PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos

Completed Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Wanderlei Silva beat Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout in the main event.
  • Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Heath Herring by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the nine results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

KS

Kazushi Sakuraba vs Wanderlei Silva

Knockout R1 10:00
WS ✓
AN ✓

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Heath Herring

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
HH
MF

Mirko Filipovic vs Nobuhiko Takada

Other R5 3:00
NT
TE ✓

Tom Erikson vs Matt Skelton

Submission R1 1:51
MS
MS ✓

Mario Sperry vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Submission R1 2:52
IV
SS ✓

Semmy Schilt vs Masaaki Satake

Knockout R1 2:18
MS
DH ✓

Dan Henderson vs Murilo Rua

Split decision R3 5:00
MR
QJ ✓

Quinton Jackson vs Yuki Ishikawa

Knockout R1 1:52
YI
RG ✓

Renzo Gracie vs Michiyoshi Ohara

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MO
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Results

Main and co-main events

Wanderlei Silva beat Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout at 10:00 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 17 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. In the co-main event, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Heath Herring by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eight fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Tom Erikson, who stopped Matt Skelton at 1:51 of round one, and five of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Wanderlei Silva's knockout of Kazushi Sakuraba, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 4 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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