PRIDE

PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mirko Filipovic beat Hidehiko Yoshida by knockout in the main event.
  • Josh Barnett beat Mark Hunt by submission in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the nine results came early: five knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

MF ✓

Mirko Filipovic vs Hidehiko Yoshida

Knockout R1 7:38
HY
JB ✓

Josh Barnett vs Mark Hunt

Submission R1 2:02
MH
WS ✓

Wanderlei Silva vs Kazuyuki Fujita

Knockout R1 9:21
KF
AN ✓

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FW
KN ✓

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Evangelista Santos

Submission R1 4:49
ES
RN ✓

Rogerio Nogueira vs Alistair Overeem

Knockout R2 2:13
Alistair Overeem
YT

Yoshiki Takahashi vs Vitor Belfort

Knockout R1 0:36
VB ✓
EL

Eun Soo Lee vs Yoshihiro Nakao

Knockout R1 4:16
YN ✓
ED

Edson Drago vs Pawel Nastula

Submission R1 4:33
PN ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mirko Filipovic beat Hidehiko Yoshida by knockout at 7:38 of round one in the main event of PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Josh Barnett beat Mark Hunt by submission at 2:02 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Vitor Belfort, who stopped Yoshiki Takahashi after 36 seconds, and seven of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Wanderlei Silva's knockout of Kazuyuki Fujita, 9 minutes and 21 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 55 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Paramount+ carried all nine bouts.