PRIDE

PRIDE 30: Fully Loaded

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mirko Filipovic beat Josh Barnett by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Kazushi Sakuraba beat Ken Shamrock by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eight results came early: four knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

MF ✓

Mirko Filipovic vs Josh Barnett

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JB
KS

Ken Shamrock vs Kazushi Sakuraba

Knockout R1 2:27
KS ✓
MT ✓

Makoto Takimoto vs Dong Sik Yoon

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DY
FW

Fabricio Werdum vs Sergei Kharitonov

Split decision R3 5:00
SK ✓
QJ ✓

Quinton Jackson vs Hirotaka Yokoi

Knockout R1 4:05
HY
AL

Alexandru Lungu vs James Thompson

Knockout R1 2:13
JT ✓
MC

Murad Chunkaiev vs Murilo Rua

Submission R1 3:31
MR ✓
WM ✓

Wagner da Conceicao Martins vs Henry Miller

Knockout R1 1:31
HM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mirko Filipovic beat Josh Barnett by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of PRIDE 30 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Kazushi Sakuraba beat Ken Shamrock by knockout at 2:27 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Wagner da Conceicao Martins, who stopped Henry Miller at 1:31 of round one, and five of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Quinton Jackson's knockout of Hirotaka Yokoi, 4 minutes and 5 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 59 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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