PRIDE

PRIDE Total Elimination 2003

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Wanderlei Silva beat Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout in the main event.
  • Hidehiko Yoshida beat Kiyoshi Tamura by submission in the co-main event.
  • Five of the seven results came early: four knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

KS

Kazushi Sakuraba vs Wanderlei Silva

Knockout R1 5:01
WS ✓
KT

Kiyoshi Tamura vs Hidehiko Yoshida

Submission R1 5:06
HY ✓
MF ✓

Mirko Filipovic vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Knockout R1 1:29
IV
AN ✓

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Ricco Rodriguez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RR
MB

Murilo Bustamante vs Quinton Jackson

Split decision R3 5:00
QJ ✓
CL ✓

Chuck Liddell vs Alistair Overeem

Knockout R1 3:09
Alistair Overeem
GG

Gary Goodridge vs Fedor Emelianenko

Knockout R1 1:09
FE ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Wanderlei Silva beat Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout at 5:01 of round one in the main event of PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Hidehiko Yoshida beat Kiyoshi Tamura by submission at 5:06 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Fedor Emelianenko, who stopped Gary Goodridge at 1:09 of round one, and five of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Hidehiko Yoshida's submission of Kiyoshi Tamura, 5 minutes and 6 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 46 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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