Main and co-main events
Vitor Belfort beat Gilbert Yvel by unanimous decision after two rounds in the main event of PRIDE 9 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya. In the co-main event, Igor Vovchanchyn beat Daijiro Matsui by knockout at 5:03 of round one.
How the card was decided
Across the eight bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, three 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 Carlos Newton, who stopped Yuhi Sano after 40 seconds, and four of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Akira Shoji's submission of John Renken, 6 minutes and 44 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 13 minutes of cage time.
Countries, weight classes and broadcast
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