PRIDE

PRIDE 8

Completed Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Kazushi Sakuraba beat Royler Gracie by submission in the main event.
  • Renzo Gracie beat Alexander Otsuka by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the eight results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

KS ✓

Kazushi Sakuraba vs Royler Gracie

Submission R2 13:16
RG
RG ✓

Renzo Gracie vs Alexander Otsuka

Unanimous decision R2 10:00
AO
FB

Francisco Bueno vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Knockout R1 1:23
IV ✓
GG

Gary Goodridge vs Tom Erikson

Unanimous decision R2 10:00
TE ✓
MC ✓

Mark Coleman vs Ricardo Morais

Unanimous decision R2 10:00
RM
AG ✓

Allan Goes vs Carl Malenko

Submission R1 9:16
CM
FI

Fabiano Iha vs Frank Trigg

Knockout R1 5:00
FT ✓
WS ✓

Wanderlei Silva vs Daijiro Matsui

Decision decision R2 10:00
DM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Kazushi Sakuraba beat Royler Gracie by submission at 13:16 of round two in the main event of PRIDE 8 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. In the co-main event, Renzo Gracie beat Alexander Otsuka by unanimous decision after two rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Igor Vovchanchyn, who stopped Francisco Bueno at 1:23 of round one, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Kazushi Sakuraba's submission of Royler Gracie, 18 minutes and 16 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 34 minutes of cage time.