PRIDE

PRIDE Final Conflict 2005

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mauricio Rua beat Ricardo Arona by knockout in the main event.
  • Fedor Emelianenko beat Mirko Filipovic by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the seven results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

MR ✓

Mauricio Rua vs Ricardo Arona

Knockout R1 2:54
RA
MF

Mirko Filipovic vs Fedor Emelianenko

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FE ✓
DA

David Abbott vs Hidehiko Yoshida

Submission R1 7:40
HY ✓
FW ✓

Fabricio Werdum vs Roman Zentsov

Submission R1 4:01
RZ
MR ✓

Mauricio Rua vs Alistair Overeem

Knockout R1 6:42
Alistair Overeem
WS

Wanderlei Silva vs Ricardo Arona

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
RA ✓
KN ✓

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
IV
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mauricio Rua beat Ricardo Arona by knockout at 2:54 of round one in the main event of PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Fedor Emelianenko beat Mirko Filipovic by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the seven bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in seven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Mauricio Rua, who stopped Ricardo Arona at 2:54 of round one, and four of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Hidehiko Yoshida's submission of David Abbott, 7 minutes and 40 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 56 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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