The year 2006 is the 10th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2006 had 10 events beginning with, Pride 31 - Unbreakable.

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2006:

Pride 31: Unbreakable was an event held on February 26, 2006 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Pride FC: Bushido 10 was an event held on April 2, 2006 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute was an event held on May 5, 2006 at Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.

This event featured the first round of Pride's 2006 Open-Weight tournament. Seven tournament matches were held along with one alternate match. The seven winning participants advanced to the second round, Pride Critical Countdown Absolute. The winner of the alternate bout will take the place of any fighter who is unable to participate in subsequent matches.

Pride Heavyweight Champion and 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Fedor Emelianenko was originally set to enter the tournament with a first round bye, but a hand injury prevented him from participating. Wanderlei Silva, then current Pride middleweight champion, received his bye into the second round.

¹Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.

Pride FC: Bushido 11 was an event held on June 4, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute was an event held on July 1, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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