PRIDE

PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mirko Filipovic beat Josh Barnett by knockout in the main event.
  • Ricardo Arona beat Alistair Overeem by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: six knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

MF ✓

Mirko Filipovic vs Josh Barnett

Knockout R1 7:25
JB
RA ✓

Ricardo Arona vs Alistair Overeem

Knockout R1 4:28
Alistair Overeem
MR ✓

Mauricio Rua vs Cyrille Diabate

Knockout R1 5:29
CD
KN ✓

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Yoshihiro Nakao

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YN
TL

Tae Hyun Lee vs Ricardo Morais

Knockout R1 8:08
RM ✓
AE ✓

Aleksander Emelianenko vs Sergei Kharitonov

Knockout R1 6:45
SK
AN

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Josh Barnett

Split decision R2 5:00
JB ✓
MF ✓

Mirko Filipovic vs Wanderlei Silva

Knockout R1 5:26
WS
YN

Yosuke Nishijima vs Evangelista Santos

Submission R1 3:24
ES ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mirko Filipovic beat Josh Barnett by knockout at 7:25 of round one in the main event of PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Ricardo Arona beat Alistair Overeem by knockout at 4:28 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout, one by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in nine fights. One of the two decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Evangelista Santos, who stopped Yosuke Nishijima at 3:24 of round one, and seven of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Ricardo Morais's knockout of Tae Hyun Lee, 8 minutes and 8 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 6 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Paramount+ carried all nine bouts.