The year 2004 was the 8th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2004 had 10 events beginning with, Pride 27 - Inferno.

Title fights

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2004:

Events list

Pride 27: Inferno

Pride 27: Inferno^[1] was an event held on February 1, 2004 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Pride FC: Bushido 2

Pride FC: Bushido 2^[2] was an event held on February 15, 2004 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Wanderlei Silva	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	KO (Punches)	1	1:09
	Maurício Rua	def.	Akihiro Gono	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	1	9:04
	Takanori Gomi	def.	Jadyson Costa	TKO (Punches)	1	4:55
	Mirko Cro Cop	def.	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	TKO (Punches)	1	2:12
	Rodrigo Gracie	def.	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Daiju Takase	def.	Chris Brennan	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Mario Sperry	def.	Mike Bencic	KO (Punch)	1	0:11
	Sean Sherk	def.	Ryuki Ueyama	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Yasuhito Namekawa	def.	Egidijus Valavicius	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:05
	Yushin Okami	def.	Ryuta Sakurai	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Mu Bae Choi	def.	Yusuke Imamura	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	4:08

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2004

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2004^[3] was an event held on April 25, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event consisted of the first round of the 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix. It took place on April 25, 2004, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The Grand Prix tournament continued with Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 and concluded with Pride: Final Conflict 2004.

Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Total Elimination

Critical Countdown

Final Conflict

Final Conflict

Sergei Kharitonov

KO

Murilo Rua

4:14

Sergei Kharitonov

Semmy Schilt

Semmy Schilt

SUB

Gan McGee

5:02

Naoya Ogawa

SUB

Stefan Leko

1:34

Naoya Ogawa

Paulo Cesar Silva

Paulo Cesar Silva

SUB

Henry Miller

4:04

Heath Herring

TKO

Kazuo Takahashi

4:53

Heath Herring

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Hirotaka Yokoi

11:25

Fedor Emelianenko

SUB

Mark Coleman

2:11

Fedor Emelianenko

Kevin Randleman

Kevin Randleman

KO

Mirko Cro Cop

1:57

Pride FC: Bushido 3

Pride FC: Bushido 3^[4] was an event held on May 23, 2004 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2004

Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2004^[5] was an event held on June 20, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.^[6]

Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Total Elimination

Critical Countdown

Final Conflict

Final Conflict

Sergei Kharitonov

KO

Murilo Rua

4:14

Sergei Kharitonov

TKO

Semmy Schilt

9:19

Semmy Schilt

SUB

Gan McGee

5:02

Fedor Emelianenko

Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa

SUB

Stefan Leko

1:34

Naoya Ogawa

TKO

Paulo Cesar Silva

3:29

Paulo Cesar Silva

SUB

Henry Miller

4:04

Heath Herring

TKO

Kazuo Takahashi

4:53

Heath Herring

10:30

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Hirotaka Yokoi

11:25

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Sergei Kharitonov

Fedor Emelianenko

SUB

Mark Coleman

2:11

Fedor Emelianenko

SUB

Kevin Randleman

1:33

Kevin Randleman

KO

Mirko Cro Cop

1:57

Pride FC: Bushido 4

Pride FC: Bushido 4^[7] was an event held on July 19, 2004 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2004

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2004^[8] was an event held on August 15, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Total Elimination

Critical Countdown

Final Conflict

Final Conflict

Sergei Kharitonov

KO

Murilo Rua

4:14

Sergei Kharitonov

TKO

Semmy Schilt

9:19

Semmy Schilt

SUB

Gan McGee

5:02

Fedor Emelianenko 1

SUB

Naoya Ogawa

0:54

Naoya Ogawa

SUB

Stefan Leko

1:34

Naoya Ogawa

TKO

Paulo Cesar Silva

3:29

Paulo Cesar Silva

SUB

Henry Miller

4:04

Fedor Emelianenko 1

NC

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

3:52

Heath Herring

TKO

Kazuo Takahashi

4:53

Heath Herring

10:30

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

SUB

Hirotaka Yokoi

11:25

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

UD

Sergei Kharitonov

15:00

Fedor Emelianenko

SUB

Mark Coleman

2:11

Fedor Emelianenko

SUB

Kevin Randleman

1:33

Kevin Randleman

KO

Mirko Cro Cop

1:57

¹ The tournament finals initially occurred at Final Conflict, but ended in a no-contest doctor's stoppage and were rescheduled for Pride: Shockwave 2004.

Pride FC: Bushido 5

Pride FC: Bushido 5^[9] was an event held on October 14, 2004 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Pride 28: High Octane

Pride 28: High Octane^[10] was an event held on October 31, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Wanderlei Silva (c)	def.	Quinton Jackson	KO (Knees)	2	3:26	[a]
	Mirko Cro Cop	def.	Josh Barnett	TKO (Shoulder Injury)	1	0:46
	Dan Henderson	def.	Kazuhiro Nakamura	TKO (Shoulder Injury)	1	1:15
	Mark Hunt	def.	Dan Bobish	TKO (Kick to the Body)	1	6:23
	Alistair Overeem	def.	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	3:52
	Aleksander Emelianenko	def.	James Thompson	KO (Punch)	1	0:11
	Ricardo Arona	def.	Sergey Ignatov	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	9:05
	Mu Bae Choi	def.	Soa Palelei	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:55
	Heath Herring	def.	Hirotaka Yokoi	KO (Knees)	1	1:55

1. ↑ For the Pride Middleweight Championship.

Pride FC: Shockwave 2004

Pride FC: Shockwave 2004^[11] was an event held on December 31, 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Fedor Emelianenko (c)	def.	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic)	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	[a]
	Mark Hunt	def.	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Takanori Gomi	def.	Jens Pulver	KO (Punch)	1	6:21
	Dan Henderson	def.	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Mirko Cro Cop	def.	Kevin Randleman	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:41
	Rulon Gardner	def.	Hidehiko Yoshida	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Makoto Takimoto	def.	Henry Miller	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Ryo Chonan	def.	Anderson Silva	Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook)	3	3:08
	Ryan Gracie	def.	Yoji Anjo	Submission (Armbar)	1	8:33
	Mu Bae Choi	def.	Paulo Cesar Silva	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	1	5:47
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Stefan Leko	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:27

1. ↑ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

See also

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

References