PRIDE

PRIDE 1

Completed Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 6 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rickson Gracie beat Nobuhiko Takada by submission in the main event.
  • Dan Severn v Kimo Leopoldo in the co-main event.
  • Six of the six results came early: one knockout and three submissions.

Main card

RG ✓

Rickson Gracie vs Nobuhiko Takada

Submission R1 4:47
NT
DS

Dan Severn vs Kimo Leopoldo

Other R1 30:00
KL
KK ✓

Koji Kitao vs Nathan Jones

Submission R1 2:14
NJ
RG

Renzo Gracie vs Akira Shoji

Other R3 10:00
AS
GG ✓

Gary Goodridge vs Oleg Taktarov

Knockout R1 4:57
OT
JD

John Dixson vs Kazunari Murakami

Submission R1 1:34
KM ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rickson Gracie beat Nobuhiko Takada by submission at 4:47 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 1 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. In the co-main event, Koji Kitao beat Nathan Jones by submission at 2:14 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the four bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout and three by submission — four stoppages in four fights.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Kazunari Murakami, who stopped John Dixson at 1:34 of round one, and four of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Gary Goodridge's knockout of Oleg Taktarov, 4 minutes and 57 seconds in. End to end, the four fights filled 14 minutes of cage time.