List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

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

Pride champions

Heavyweight Championship

Over 95 kg (209.4 lb; 15.0 st)
Over 90 kg (198.4 lb; 14.2 st) until 2005
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

1. def. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2004 on Dec 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Mirko Filipović 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 Filipović for interim title		 Pride Final Conflict 2003
Tokyo, Japan		 November 9, 2003

Middleweight Championship

80 kg (176.4 lb; 12.6 st) to 95 kg (209.4 lb; 15.0 st)
Below 90 kg (198.4 lb; 14.2 st) until 2005
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

65 kg (143.3 lb; 10.2 st) to 80 kg (176.4 lb; 12.6 st)
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

Below 65 kg (143.3 lb; 10.2 st)
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.

EventDateDivisionWinnerRunner-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 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". Retrieved 2008-02-05. Dana White: "Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles..."
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