Pride Critical Countdown Absolute

Date: Jul 1, 2006
Place: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

The winner is written in bold.

Non-tournament bouts:

Pawel Nastula vs. Edson Drago
Method: Submission (armbar) at 4:33 of round 1

Yoshihiro Nakao vs. Eun Soo Lee
Method: TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:16 of round 1

Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshiki Takahashi
Method: KO (punch) at 0:36 of round 1

Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Method: TKO (corner stoppage) at 2:13 of round 2

Evangelista Santos vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Method: Submission (keylock) at 4:49 of round 1

Openweight tournament bouts:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
Method: Decision (unanimous) at 5:00 of round 3

Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazuyuki Fujita
Method: TKO (punches and soccer kicks) at 9:21 of round 1

Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt
Method: Submission (kimura) at 2:02 of round 1

Mirko Filipovic vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Method: TKO (leg kicks) at 7:38 of round 1