PRIDE

PRIDE 31: Unbreakable

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mark Hunt beat Yosuke Nishijima by knockout in the main event.
  • Mark Coleman beat Mauricio Rua by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

MH ✓

Mark Hunt vs Yosuke Nishijima

Knockout R3 1:18
YN
MC ✓

Mark Coleman vs Mauricio Rua

Knockout R1 0:49
MR
AN ✓

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Kiyoshi Tamura

Submission R1 2:24
KT
JB ✓

Josh Barnett vs Kazuhiro Nakamura

Submission R1 8:10
KN
SK

Sergei Kharitonov vs Alistair Overeem

Knockout R1 5:13
Alistair Overeem ✓
TK ✓

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs Mario Sperry

Knockout R1 1:20
MS
FW ✓

Fabricio Werdum vs Jon Olav Einemo

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JE
QJ ✓

Quinton Jackson vs Dong Sik Yoon

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DY
PR

Pedro Rizzo vs Roman Zentsov

Knockout R1 0:25
RZ ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mark Hunt beat Yosuke Nishijima by knockout at 1:18 of round three in the main event of PRIDE 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Mark Coleman beat Mauricio Rua by knockout after 49 seconds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Roman Zentsov, who stopped Pedro Rizzo after 25 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mark Hunt's knockout of Yosuke Nishijima, 11 minutes and 18 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 60 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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