List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

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Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:

Pride champions

Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: Over 93 kg (205 lb)
Over 90 kg (198.4 lb) until 2004
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Heath Herring 		Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan 		November 3, 2001
2 Russia Fedor Emelianenko Pride 25
Yokohama, Japan 		March 16, 2003

NC against interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Final Conflict 2004 on Aug 15, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
1. def. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2004 on Dec 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Mirko Cro Cop at Pride Final Conflict 2005 on Aug 28, 2005 in Saitama, Japan
3. def. Mark Hunt at Pride Shockwave 2006 on Dec 31, 2006 in Saitama, Japan

- Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Mirko Cro Cop for interim title 		Pride Final Conflict 2003
Tokyo, Japan 		November 9, 2003

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 83 kg (183 lb) to 93 kg (205 lb)
Below 90 kg (198.4 lb) until 2004
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Brazil Wanderlei Silva
def. Kazushi Sakuraba 		Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan 		November 3, 2001

1. def. Kiyoshi Tamura at Pride 19 on Feb 24, 2002 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Hiromitsu Kanehara at Pride 23 on Nov 24, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Quinton Jackson at Pride 28 on Oct 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
4. def. Ricardo Arona at Pride Shockwave 2005 on Dec 31, 2005 in Saitama, Japan

2 United States Dan Henderson Pride 33
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 		February 24, 2007
The Pride World Middleweight Title was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on September 8, 2007 when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.[1]

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 73 kg (160.9 lb) to 83 kg (183 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 United States Dan Henderson
def. Murilo Bustamante 		Pride Shockwave 2005
Saitama, Japan 		December 31, 2005
The Pride World Welterweight Title was unified with the UFC Middleweight Championship on March 1, 2008 when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82.

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: Below 73 kg (160.9 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Japan Takanori Gomi
def. Hayato Sakurai 		Pride Shockwave 2005
Saitama, Japan 		December 31, 2005

1. def. Marcus Aurelio at Pride Bushido 13 on Nov 5, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan

Tournament Winners

An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.

Event Date Division Winner Runner-up
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals May 1, 2000 Open-Weight United States Mark Coleman Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn
Pride Final Conflict 2003 Nov 9, 2003 Middleweight Brazil Wanderlei Silva United States Quinton Jackson
Pride Final Conflict 2004 /
Pride Shockwave 2004 		Dec 31, 2004 Heavyweight Russia Fedor Emelianenko* Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Pride Final Conflict 2005 Aug 28, 2005 Middleweight Brazil Mauricio Rua Brazil Ricardo Arona
Pride Shockwave 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Welterweight United States Dan Henderson* Brazil Murilo Bustamante
Lightweight Japan Takanori Gomi* Japan Hayato Sakurai
Pride Final Conflict Absolute Sep 10, 2006 Open-Weight Croatia Mirko Filipović United States Josh Barnett
Pride Bushido 13 Nov 5, 2006 Welterweight Japan Kazuo Misaki Canada Denis Kang

See also

References

  1. ^ UFC (September 11, 2007). ""UFC 75" on Spike TV is the most watched UFC event in history". Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05. Dana White: "Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles..."

External links

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