Pride FC 13: Results and Event Recap

Pride 13: Collision Course was held on March 25, 2001, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Wanderlei Silva stopped Kazushi Sakuraba with knees and soccer kicks at 1:38 of round one in the main event. Dan Henderson knocked out Renzo Gracie, Mark Coleman knocked out Allan Goes with knees, and Vitor Belfort submitted Bobby Southworth with a rear-naked choke.

Fast finishes across the card

Six of the eight bouts ended in the first round. Heath Herring supplied the quickest result, submitting Denis Sobolev with a keylock after 22 seconds. Coleman finished Goes at 1:19, while Henderson’s knockout of Gracie came at 1:40, only slightly later than Silva’s main-event stoppage.

Guy Mezger defeated Egan Inoue with a knee-and-punch knockout at 2:25. Belfort’s rear-naked choke against Southworth followed at 4:09, completing a group of finishes that included both striking and submission techniques.

The two full-distance contests

Tra Telligman defeated Igor Vovchanchyn by unanimous decision after three rounds. Tadao Yasuda also went three rounds against Masaaki Satake, earning a split decision. These were the only contests on the card to require the judges.

The contrast gives Collision Course a clear viewing rhythm: most bouts ended quickly, while the Telligman and Yasuda matches offered longer contests with different judging outcomes. Silva and Sakuraba’s meeting was also the first of their three PRIDE encounters, giving the headliner additional significance within their rivalry. The full results preserve that setting without allowing the main event to overshadow the other seven fights on the show.

Selected Bout Results

• Wanderlei Silva defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO (Knees and Soccer Kicks); round 1, 1:38.
• Tra Telligman defeated Igor Vovchanchyn by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Tadao Yasuda defeated Masaaki Satake by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Mark Coleman defeated Allan Goes by KO (Knees); round 1, 1:19.
• Dan Henderson defeated Renzo Gracie by KO (Punch); round 1, 1:40.
• Heath Herring defeated Denis Sobolev by Submission (Keylock); round 1, 0:22.
• Guy Mezger defeated Egan Inoue by KO (Knee and Punch); round 1, 2:25.
• Vitor Belfort defeated Bobby Southworth by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 4:09.

Sources

Sherdog: Pride 13 card and results.

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