Key takeaways
Semmy Schilt beat Yoshihiro Takayama by knockout at 3:00 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 18 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka. In the co-main event, Wanderlei Silva beat Alexander Otsuka by knockout at 2:22 of round three.
Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eight fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Daijiro Matsui, who stopped Quinton Jackson after 14 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Wanderlei Silva's knockout of Alexander Otsuka, 12 minutes and 22 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 3 minutes of cage time.
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