The year 2000 was the 4th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2000 had 6 events beginning with, Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:

Events list

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round

Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round^[2] was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Openweight Opening Round
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Royce Gracie	def.	Nobuhiko Takada	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Openweight	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Guy Mezger	TKO (forfeit)	1	15:00	[lower-alpha 1]
Openweight	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Alexander Otsuka	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Openweight	Gary Goodridge	def.	Osamu Kawahara	Submission (forearm choke)	1	0:51
Openweight	Mark Coleman	def.	Masaaki Satake	Submission (neck crank)	1	1:14
Openweight	Akira Shoji	def.	Ebenezer Fontes Braga	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Openweight	Mark Kerr	def.	Enson Inoue	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00
Openweight	Kazuyuki Fujita	def.	Hans Nijman	Submission (scarf hold)	1	2:48
Alternate Bout
Openweight	Wanderlei Silva	def.	Bob Schrijber	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:42

1. ↑ Mezger forfeited the fight by leaving the ring after the bout was declared a draw and sent to an overtime round.

Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket

Opening Round January 30, 2000

Quarter-finals May 1, 2000

Semi-finals May 1, 2000

Final May 1, 2000

Royce Gracie

UD

Nobuhiko Takada

15:00

Royce Gracie

Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba

TKO

Guy Mezger

15:00

Kazushi Sakuraba

Igor Vovchanchyn

Igor Vovchanchyn

UD

Alexander Otsuka

15:00

Igor Vovchanchyn

Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge

SUB

Osamu Kawahara

0:51

Igor Vovchanchyn

Mark Coleman

Mark Coleman

SUB

Masaaki Satake

1:14

Mark Coleman

Akira Shoji

Akira Shoji

UD

Ebenezer Fontes Braga

15:00

Mark Coleman

Kazuyuki Fujita

Mark Kerr

MD

Enson Inoue

15:00

Mark Kerr

Kazuyuki Fujita

Kazuyuki Fujita

SUB

Hans Nijman

2:48

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals

Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals^[4] was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Openweight final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Mark Coleman	def.	Igor Vovchanchyn	TKO (Submission to knees)	2	3:09	[lower-alpha 1]
Superfight
Superfight	Ken Shamrock	def.	Alexander Otsuka	KO (punches)	1	9:43	[lower-alpha 2]
Openweight Semi-finals
Openweight	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Kazushi Sakuraba	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	15:00
Openweight	Mark Coleman	def.	Kazuyuki Fujita	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	0:02	[lower-alpha 3]
Openweight Quarter-finals
Openweight	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Gary Goodridge	TKO (punches)	1	10:14
Openweight	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Royce Gracie	TKO (corner stoppage)	6	15:00	[lower-alpha 4]
Openweight	Mark Coleman	def.	Akira Shoji	Unanimous decision	1	15:00
Openweight	Kazuyuki Fujita	def.	Mark Kerr	Unanimous decision	1	15:00
Other
	Guy Mezger	def.	Masaaki Satake	Unanimous decision	2	15:00

1. ↑ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.
2. ↑ Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.
3. ↑ Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.
4. ↑ The rules were modified to allow unlimited rounds. After 90 minutes of fighting, Gracie could not continue due to damage suffered to his legs.

Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket

Opening Round January 30, 2000

Quarter-finals May 1, 2000

Semi-finals May 1, 2000

Final May 1, 2000

Royce Gracie

UD

Nobuhiko Takada

15:00

Royce Gracie

90:00

Kazushi Sakuraba

TKO

Kazushi Sakuraba

TKO

Guy Mezger

15:00

Kazushi Sakuraba

15:00

Igor Vovchanchyn

TKO

Igor Vovchanchyn

UD

Alexander Otsuka

15:00

Igor Vovchanchyn

TKO

Gary Goodridge

10:14

Gary Goodridge

SUB

Osamu Kawahara

0:51

Igor Vovchanchyn

3:09

Mark Coleman

SUB

Mark Coleman

SUB

Masaaki Satake

1:14

Mark Coleman

UD

Akira Shoji

15:00

Akira Shoji

UD

Ebenezer Fontes Braga

15:00

Mark Coleman

TKO

Kazuyuki Fujita

0:02

Mark Kerr

MD

Enson Inoue

15:00

Mark Kerr

15:00

Kazuyuki Fujita

UD

Kazuyuki Fujita

SUB

Hans Nijman

2:48

Pride 9: New Blood

Pride 9 - New Blood^[5] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Heath Herring	def.	Willie Peeters	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:48
	Carlos Barreto	def.	Tra Telligman	unanimous decision	2	10:00
	Allan Goes	def.	Vernon White	unanimous decision	2	10:00
	Carlos Newton	def.	Naoki Sano	submission (armbar)	1	0:40
	Akira Shoji	def.	John Renken	submission (armbar)	1	6:44
	Ricco Rodriguez	def.	Gary Goodridge	unanimous decision	2	10:00
	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Daijiro Matsui	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:03
	Vitor Belfort	def.	Gilbert Yvel	unanimous decision	2	10:00

Pride 10: Return of the Warriors

Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors^[6] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Renzo Gracie	technical submission (kimura)	2	9:43	[lower-alpha 1]
	Ryan Gracie	def.	Tokimitsu Ishizawa	KO (punches)	1	2:16
	Kazuyuki Fujita	def.	Ken Shamrock	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	6:46
	Masaaki Satake	def.	Kazunari Murakami	TKO (punches)	1	6:58
	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Enson Inoue	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	10:00
	Mark Kerr	def.	Igor Borisov	submission (neck crank)	1	2:06
	Gilbert Yvel	def.	Gary Goodridge	KO (head kick)	1	0:28
	Ricco Rodriguez	def.	Takayuki Okada	submission (smother choke)	1	6:04
	Wanderlei Silva	def.	Guy Mezger	KO (punches)	1	3:40
	Vitor Belfort	def.	Daijiro Matsui	unanimous decision	2	10:00

1. ↑ Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.^[7]

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun

Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun^[8] was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Shannon Ritch	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	1:08
	Naoya Ogawa	def.	Masaaki Satake	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	2:01
	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Nobuhiko Takada	TKO (Submission to Punches)	2	3:17
	Akira Shoji	def.	Herman Renting	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:48
	Alexander Otsuka	def.	Mike Bourke	Submission (Double Armbar)	1	2:37
	Gary Goodridge	def.	Yoshiaki Yatsu	TKO (Punches)	1	8:58
	Wanderlei Silva	vs.	Gilbert Yvel	No Contest (Yvel Kicked in Groin)	1	0:21
	Heath Herring	def.	Tom Erikson	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	6:17

Pride 12: Cold Fury

Pride 12 - Cold Fury^[9] was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the debut of future PRIDE Champion, Dan Henderson.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Ryan Gracie	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Mark Kerr	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Kazuyuki Fujita	def.	Gilbert Yvel	Decision (Unanimous)	2	10:00
	Wanderlei Silva	def.	Dan Henderson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Heath Herring	def.	Enson Inoue	TKO (Knees)	1	4:52
	Ricardo Almeida	def.	Akira Shoji	Decision (Unanimous)	2	10:00
	Ricco Rodriguez	def.	John Marsh	Decision (Unanimous)	2	10:00
	Carlos Newton	def.	Johil de Oliveira	Decision (Unanimous)	2	10:00
	Guy Mezger	def.	Alexander Otsuka	TKO (Punches)	1	1:52

See also

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

References