Pride 1: A new Beginning
Tournament Admin
Format: 12-man, single-elimination tournament in the heavyweight division.
| Seed | User | Rating | Fighter |
| 1 | GIANT PIFF (bye) | 1655 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira |
| 2 | DiQ Paybooi (bye) | 1507 | Brandon Vera |
| 3 | glock9sd (bye) | 1506 | Mark Coleman |
| 4 | CasualFiddle (bye) | 1421 | Tim Sylvia |
| 5 | XxMAXedMIKExX | 1472 | Cheick Kongo |
| 6 | DarkB 0 S S | 1509 | Mirko Filipovic |
| 7 | TroubledChemist | 1345 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 8 | jspecex10 | 1453 | Frank Mir |
| 9 | IGLOOSnINVALIDS | 1558 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
| 10 | LetMeBreakYou | 1492 | Andrei Arlovski |
| 11 | wangchingchung | 1339 | Cain Velasquez |
| 12 | xVEGASxGHOSTx | 1393 | Brock Lesnar |
Tournament Results
Round: 1
8. Frank Mir vs. 9. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Fabricio Werdum def. 10. Andrei Arlovski - Submission in round 1
6. Mirko Filipovic def. 11. Cain Velasquez - No Contest (admin decision) in round 1
5. Cheick Kongo def. 12. Brock Lesnar - TKO / KO in round 1
Round: 2
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. TBD
7. Fabricio Werdum def. 4. Tim Sylvia - TKO / KO in round 1
6. Mirko Filipovic def. 3. Mark Coleman - No Contest (admin decision) in round 1
2. Brandon Vera vs. 5. Cheick Kongo
Round: 3
7. Fabricio Werdum vs. TBD
6. Mirko Filipovic vs. TBD