2002 in Pride FC#Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2002}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Wanderlei Silva (c)

| def.

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 2:28

| Pride 19: Bad Blood

| For the Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Wanderlei Silva (c)

| def.

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| TKO (Corner Stoppage)

| 1

| 3:40

| Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2

| For the Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

• Achmed Labasanov
• Aji Susilo
• Akira Nitagai
• Alistair Overeem
• Anderson Silva
• Andrei Kopylov
• Antônio Rogério Nogueira
• Bazigit Atajev
• Bob Sapp
• Daisuke Nakamura
• Daniel Gracie
• Demetrius Gioulacos
• Eiji Mitsuoka
• Fatih Kocamis
• Fedor Emelianenko
• Gilles Arsene
• Han Ten Yun
• Hidehiko Yoshida
• Hidehisa Matsuda

{{col-break}}

• Hiromitsu Kanehara
• Hirotaka Yokoi
• Jerrel Venetiaan
• Joe Son
• John Alessio
• Jong Wang Kim
• Jukei Nakajima
• Kazuki Okubo
• Ken Orihashi
• Kenichi Yamamoto
• Kestutis Smirnovas
• Kevin Randleman
• Kiyoshi Tamura
• Kyosuke Sasaki
• Lloyd Van Dams
• Paulo Filho
• Ron Waterman
• Rory Singer
• Scott Bills

{{col-break}}

• Shinichiro Takamura
• Sokun Koh
• Steve White
• Takahiro Oba
• Takashi Sugiura
• Tatsuya Iwasaki
• Tim Catalfo
• Togo Togo
• Tomohiko Hashimoto
• Xue Do Won
• Yoshinori Kawakami
• Yoshinori Sasaki
• Yuji Hisamatsu
• Yuki Sasaki
• Yukiya Naito
• Yuriy Kochkine
• Yushin Okami
• Yusuke Imamura
• Yutaro Miyamoto

{{col-end}}

{{Main|List of Pride FC events}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride: The Best Vol. 1

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = February 22, 2002

| venue = Korakuen Hall

| city = Tokyo

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 18

| followingevent = Pride 19

}}

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1{{Cite web|title=Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-The-Best-Vol-1-716 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108234141/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-The-Best-Vol-1-716 |archivedate=November 8, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yusuke Imamura

| def.

| Joe Son

| TKO (Elbow Injury)

| 1

| 0:33

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Sokun Koh

| def.

| Amir Rahnavardi

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 1:19

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Takayuki Okada

| def.

| Soichi Nishida

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 2:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daiju Takase

| def.

| Johil de Oliveira

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jong Wang Kim

| def.

| Yoshinori Sasaki

| Submission (Guillotine Choke)

| 1

| 0:25

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Eiji Mitsuoka

| def.

| Anthony Macias

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 19

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = February 24, 2002

| venue = Saitama Super Arena

| city = Saitama

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride: The Best Vol. 1

| followingevent = Pride 20

}}

Pride 19: Bad Blood{{Cite web|title=Pride 19 - Bad Blood |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-19-Bad-Blood-719 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907221344/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-19-Bad-Blood-719 |archivedate=September 7, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Wanderlei Silva (c)

| def.

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 2:28

| For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Enson Inoue

| Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)

| 1

| 6:17

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Don Frye

| def.

| Ken Shamrock

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Heath Herring

| def.

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Carlos Newton

| def.

| Jose Landi

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 7:16

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Rodrigo Gracie

| def.

| Daijiro Matsui

| Submission (Guillotine Choke)

| 3

| 0:28

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Alex Stiebling

| def.

| Wallid Ismail

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tom Erikson

| def.

| Tim Catalfo

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 2:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 20

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = April 28, 2002

| venue = Yokohama Arena

| city = Yokohama

| attendance = 18,926

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 19

| followingevent = Pride 21

}}

Pride 20: Armed and Ready{{Cite web|title=Pride 20 - Armed and Ready |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-20-Armed-and-Ready-829 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017201924/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-20-Armed-and-Ready-829 |archivedate=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wanderlei Silva

| vs.

| Mirko Cro Cop

| Draw

| 5

| 3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Sanae Kikuta

| def.

| Alexander Otsuka

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Murilo Rua

| def.

| Mario Sperry

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ricardo Arona

| def.

| Dan Henderson

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rogério Nogueira

| def.

| Yusuke Imamura

| Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)

| 1

| 0:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Quinton Jackson

| def.

| Masaaki Satake

| TKO (Slam)

| 1

| 7:07

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Bob Sapp

| def.

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 2:44

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 21

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = June 23, 2002

| venue = Saitama Super Arena

| city = Saitama

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 20

| followingevent = Pride: The Best Vol. 2

}}

Pride 21: Demolition{{Cite web|title=Pride 21 - Demolition |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-21-Demolition-914 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909113851/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-21-Demolition-914 |archivedate=September 9, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Don Frye

| def.

| Yoshihiro Takayama

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 6:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Fedor Emelianenko

| def.

| Semmy Schilt

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daniel Gracie

| def.

| Takashi Sugiura

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Shungo Oyama

| def.

| Renzo Gracie

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jeremy Horn

| def.

| Gilbert Yvel

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Anderson Silva

| def.

| Alex Stiebling

| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

| 1

| 1:23

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gary Goodridge

| def.

| Achmed Labasanov

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Bob Sapp

| def.

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 0:11

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride: The Best, Vol. 2

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = July 20, 2002

| venue = Differ Ariake Arena

| city = Tokyo

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 21

| followingevent = Pride Shockwave

}}

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2{{Cite web|title=Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-The-Best-Vol-2-933 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109000658/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-The-Best-Vol-2-933 |archivedate=November 9, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Sokun Koh

| def.

| Bob Schrijber

| Decision (Split)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Schembri

| def.

| Daiju Takase

| Decision (Split)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Alistair Overeem

| def.

| Yusuke Imamura

| TKO (Knee and Punches)

| 1

| 0:44

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Takayuki Okada

| def.

| Tomohiko Hashimoto

| KO (Punch)

| 1

| 2:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| John Alessio

| def.

| Eiji Mitsuoka

| TKO (Cut)

| 2

| 3:13

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Fatih Kocamis

| def.

| Takahiro Oba

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daisuke Nakamura

| def.

| Shannon Ritch

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 4:28

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jukei Nakajima

| def.

| Joe Son

| TKO (Shoulder Injury)

| 1

| 0:54

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yushin Okami

| def.

| Hidehisa Matsuda

| KO (Punches)

| 1

| 3:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yukiya Naito

| def.

| Ken Orihashi

| Decision (Split)

| 1

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride Shockwave

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships, K-1

| date = August 28, 2002

| venue = Tokyo National Stadium

| city = Tokyo

| attendance =91,107

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride : The Best, Vol. 2

| followingevent = Pride 22

}}

Pride FC: Shockwave{{Cite web|title=Pride FC - Shockwave |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Shockwave-1032 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501071400/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Shockwave-1032 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mirko Cro Cop

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| TKO (Eye Injury)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Bob Sapp

| Submission (Armbar)

| 2

| 4:03

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gary Goodridge

| def.

| Lloyd Van Dams

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 3:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jerrel Venetiaan

| def.

| Daijiro Matsui

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wanderlei Silva

| def.

| Tatsuya Iwasaki

| TKO (Head Kick and Punches)

| 1

| 1:16

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 22

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = September 29, 2002

| venue = Nagoya Rainbow Hall

| city = Nagoya

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride Shockwave

| followingevent = Pride: The Best, Vol. 3

}}

Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2{{Cite web|title=Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-22-Beasts-From-The-East-2-1123 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017202002/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-22-Beasts-From-The-East-2-1123 |archivedate=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ryan Gracie

| def.

| Shungo Oyama

| Technical Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 1:37

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Quinton Jackson

| def.

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| TKO (Injury)

| 1

| 7:17

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mario Sperry

| def.

| Andrei Kopylov

| TKO (Cut)

| 1

| 6:02

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Heath Herring

| def.

| Yuriy Kochkine

| TKO (Knees)

| 1

| 7:31

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Paulo Filho

| def.

| Akira Shoji

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 2:48

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Anderson Silva

| def.

| Alexander Otsuka

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Guy Mezger

| def.

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kevin Randleman

| def.

| Michiyoshi Ohara

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride: The Best, Vol. 3

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = October 20, 2002

| venue = Differ Ariake Arena

| city = Tokyo

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 22

| followingevent = Pride 23

}}

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3{{Cite web|title=Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-The-Best-Vol-3-1141 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109000704/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-The-Best-Vol-3-1141 |archivedate=November 9, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daijiro Matsui

| def.

| Rory Singer

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yuji Hisamatsu

| def.

| Demetrius Gioulacos

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Eiji Mitsuoka

| def.

| Scott Bills

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yushin Okami

| def.

| Steve White

| TKO (Submission to Punches)

| 2

| 3:25

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kestutis Smirnovas

| def.

| Takahiro Oba

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 0:55

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yusuke Imamura

| def.

| Han Ten Yun

| Submission (Guillotine Choke)

| 1

| 2:15

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Aji Susilo

| def.

| Xue Do Won

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 2

| 0:42

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Takayuki Okada

| def.

| Jong Wang Kim

| TKO (Broken Hand)

| 1

| 0:24

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kyosuke Sasaki

| def.

| Akira Nitagai

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 4:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yutaro Miyamoto

| def.

| Yoshinori Kawakami

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 1

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Shinichiro Takamura

| def.

| Togo Togo

| KO (Punches)

| 1

| 4:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 23

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = November 24, 2002

| venue = Tokyo Dome

| city = Tokyo, Japan

| attendance = 52,228

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride: The Best, Vol. 3

| followingevent = Pride 24

}}

Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2{{Cite web|title=Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-23-Championship-Chaos-2-1224 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109000647/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-23-Championship-Chaos-2-1224 |archivedate=November 9, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| def.

| Gilles Arsene

| Submission (Armbar)

| 3

| 2:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Nobuhiko Takada

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 1:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Hidehiko Yoshida

| def.

| Don Frye

| Technical Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 5:32

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Wanderlei Silva (c)

| def.

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| TKO (Corner Stoppage)

| 1

| 3:40

| For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Semmy Schilt

| Submission (Triangle Choke)

| 1

| 6:36

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Fedor Emelianenko

| def.

| Heath Herring

| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

| 1

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ricardo Arona

| def.

| Murilo Rua

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kevin Randleman

| def.

| Kenichi Yamamoto

| TKO (Knees)

| 3

| 1:16

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Hirotaka Yokoi

| def.

| Jerrel Venetiaan

| Submission (Armbar)

| 2

| 3:29

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 24

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = December 23, 2002

| venue = Marine Messe Fukuoka

| city = Fukuoka

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 23

| followingevent = Pride 25

}}

Pride 24: Cold Fury 3{{Cite web|title=Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-24-Cold-Fury-3-1287 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109000655/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-24-Cold-Fury-3-1287 |archivedate=November 9, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Dan Henderson

| Submission (Armbar)

| 3

| 1:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kevin Randleman

| def.

| Murilo Rua

| TKO (Cut)

| 3

| 0:20

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Alistair Overeem

| def.

| Bazigit Atajev

| TKO (Knee to the Body)

| 2

| 4:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| def.

| Alexander Otsuka

| TKO (Leg Injury)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Rodrigo Gracie

| def.

| Yuki Sasaki

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ron Waterman

| def.

| Valentijn Overeem

| Submission (Keylock)

| 1

| 2:18

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rogério Nogueira

| def.

| Guy Mezger

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daijiro Matsui

| def.

| Kazuki Okubo

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

• Pride Fighting Championships
• List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
• List of Pride Fighting events

{{Reflist}}

Category:Pride Fighting Championships events

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