2002 in Pancrase Last updated February 11, 2026 Pancrase MMA events in 2002
2002 in Pancrase First date January 27, 2002 Last date December 21, 2002 Total events 12 Total fights 99 Title fights 3
The year 2002 was the tenth year in the history of Pancrase , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Pancrase held 12 events beginning with Pancrase: Spirit 1 .
Events list # Event title Date Arena Location 118 Pancrase: Spirit 9 December 21, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 117 Pancrase: Spirit 8 November 30, 2002 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan 116 Pancrase: Spirit 7 October 29, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 115 Pancrase: 2002 Anniversary Show September 29, 2002 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan 114 Pancrase: Spirit 6 August 25, 2002 Umeda Stella Hall Osaka , Osaka , Japan 113 Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round July 28, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 112 Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round July 28, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 111 Pancrase: Spirit 5 May 28, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 110 Pancrase: Spirit 4 May 11, 2002 Umeda Stella Hall Osaka , Osaka , Japan 109 Pancrase: Spirit 3 March 25, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 108 Pancrase: Spirit 2 February 17, 2002 Umeda Stella Hall Osaka , Osaka , Japan 107 Pancrase: Spirit 1 January 27, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan
Pancrase: Spirit 1 Pancrase: Spirit 1 [ 1] was an event held on January 27, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Yuki Kondo def. Mitsuyoshi Sato TKO (Punches) 2 0:32 Yuki Sasaki def. Keiichiro Yamamiya Submission (Armbar) 1 4:29 Daisuke Ishii def. Kenji Akiyama TKO (Punches) 2 3:01 Osami Shibuya def. Yuji Hisamatsu Submission (Heel Hook) 2 0:46
Pancrase: Spirit 2 Pancrase: Spirit 2 Date February 17, 2002 Venue Umeda Stella Hall City Osaka , Osaka , Japan
Pancrase: Spirit 2 [ 2] was an event held on February 17, 2002, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka , Osaka , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Yuki Kondo def. Eiji Ishikawa Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Kazuo Misaki def. Ryuki Ueyama Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Kosei Kubota vs. Daisuke Watanabe Draw (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Hikaru Sato def. Kazuki Okubo Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Kenji Arai def. Takaku Fuke TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 3:28 Hideo Tokoro def. Miki Shida Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00
Pancrase: Spirit 3 Pancrase: Spirit 3 [ 3] was an event held on March 25, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Yoshinori Momose vs. Ikuhisa Minowa Draw (Majority) 2 5:00 Takafumi Ito def. Taro Minato Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Nate Marquardt def. Kazuo Misaki TKO (Elbow Dislocation) 1 0:29 Eiji Ishikawa def. Daisuke Ishii Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Koji Oishi def. Satoru Kitaoka Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Keiichiro Yamamiya def. Sumio Koyano KO (Punch) 1 0:31 Hiroya Takada def. Takao Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Masahito Wachi def. Hideaki Hirayama KO (Spinning Back Fist) 1 0:13 Takahito Iida vs. Minoru Ozawa Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00
Pancrase: Spirit 4 Pancrase: Spirit 4 Date May 11, 2002 Venue Umeda Stella Hall City Osaka , Osaka , Japan
Pancrase: Spirit 4 [ 4] was an event held on May 11, 2002, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka , Osaka , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Akihiro Gono def. Kosei Kubota Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Eiji Ishikawa def. Osami Shibuya Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Kengo Watanabe def. Tomohiko Hashimoto TKO (Punches) 1 4:17 Keiichiro Yamamiya def. Ichiro Kanai TKO (Punches) 1 3:51 Satoru Kitaoka def. Kenji Arai Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Hikaru Sato def. Takaku Fuke Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Dokonjonosuke Mishima def. Masao Ando Submission (Triangle Choke) 2 2:22 Yoshiro Maeda vs. Mikio Takeuchi Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00
Pancrase: Spirit 5 Pancrase: Spirit 5 [ 5] was an event held on May 28, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Mitsuyoshi Sato def. Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (Majority) 3 5:00 Yuki Sasaki def. John Glover Submission (Armbar) 2 1:19 Takumi Yano def. Kenichi Sato Submission (Triangle Choke) 2 0:55 Kiuma Kunioku def. Hideaki Iwasaki Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Koji Oishi def. Yoshimitsu Warita Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Hiroki Nagaoka def. Yohei Ota Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Jason Godsey def. Hideki Tadao Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:37 Satoshi Nishino vs. Hirotaka Tomiyama Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00 Yuji Oba def. Nariatsu Iwasaki Submission (Ankle Lock) 1 3:58
Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Date July 28, 2002 Venue Korakuen Hall City Tokyo , Japan
Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round [ 6] was an event held on July 28, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Yuki Kondo def. Yoshinori Momose Submission (Punches) 2 3:51 Kengo Watanabe def. Terrance Crampton Submission (Straight Armbar) 1 2:31 Kiuma Kunioku def. Koji Oishi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Takafumi Ito def. Hiroki Nagaoka Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Masashi Suzuki def. Sen Nakadai KO (Punch) 2 1:03 Hidetaka Monma def. Kazuki Okubo Decision (Split) 3 5:00 Kenji Arai def. Minoru Ozawa KO (Head Kick) 1 0:09 Satoru Kitaoka def. Hiroyuki Nozawa Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Yohei Tagami def. Taku Aramaki Technical Submission (Armbar) 1 4:24
Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round Date July 28, 2002 Venue Korakuen Hall City Tokyo , Japan
Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round [ 7] was an event held on July 28, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Pancrase: Spirit 6 Pancrase: Spirit 6 Date August 25, 2002 Venue Umeda Stella Hall City Osaka , Osaka , Japan
Pancrase: Spirit 6 [ 8] was an event held on August 25, 2002, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka , Osaka , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Akihiro Gono vs. Osami Shibuya Draw (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Kazuo Takahashi def. Hideki Tadao Decision (Majority) 3 5:00 Yuji Hoshino vs. Kosei Kubota Draw (Majority) 3 5:00 Kenichi Serizawa def. Takaku Fuke Submission (Triangle Armbar) 2 2:41 Yoshinobu Ota vs. Miki Shida Draw (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Kenji Takeshige def. Kenji Matsui Draw 2 5:00 Yasunori Yamada vs. Yoshiro Maeda Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00
Pancrase: Spirit 7 Pancrase: Spirit 7 [ 10] was an event held on October 29, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Izuru Takeuchi def. Nate Marquardt Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Chris Lytle def. Yuji Hoshino Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:09 Koji Oishi def. Juan Ayala Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Satoru Kitaoka def. Taro Minato Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Hikaru Sato vs. Susumu Yamasaki Draw (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Kenji Arai def. Takehiro Kato Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 Miki Shida def. Takahiro Sanehara Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Hiroyuki Nozawa def. Minoru Ozawa Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Tomoya Miyashita vs. Hideaki Hirayama Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00 Hidehiko Hasegawa def. Hidenobu Koike Draw (Time Limit) 2 5:00
Pancrase: Spirit 9 Pancrase: Spirit 9 [ 12] was an event held on December 21, 2002, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Nate Marquardt (c) def. Kiuma Kunioku KO (Flying Knee) 3 4:36 [ a] Izuru Takeuchi def. Chris Lytle Decision (Majority) 3 5:00 Akihiro Gono def. Keiichiro Yamamiya TKO (Punches) 3 3:49 Tsuyoshi Ozawa def. Kazuo Takahashi Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Yuki Kondo def. Tsuyoshi Kurihara Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:49 Jun Ishii def. Kengo Watanabe Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Kenji Arai def. Manao Kumagai Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Yuji Oba def. Satoshi Nishino Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Shigeyuki Umeki def. Makoto Kohira Submission (Kimura) 1 1:29
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