Air date: 2001-07-23

Runtime: 25 min

Mitsunari Tokugawa announces his plans for a world martial arts tournament, and fighters from around the world gather for it. In the first fight of round one in the A-Block, Baki Hanma fights Artemis Regan, a professional wrestler; in the second fight of round one in the A-Block, Vale Tudo master Zulu fights Muay Thai master Dentoranee Jitpika.

Air date: 2001-07-30

Runtime: 25 min

In the third A-Block match of round one, heavyweight kickboxing champion Rob Robinson takes on the professional wrestler Anton Igari; in the fourth A-Block match of round one, Motobe Izo fights the grand sumo Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round one, the Sambo master Sergei Taktaroff fights Retsu Kaio, a master of Chinese Kenpo; in the second B-Block match of round one, Kato fights the son of the Yasha Ape.

Air date: 2001-08-06

Runtime: 25 min

Baki saves the Yasha Ape's son from Katsumi; in the third B-Block match of round one, Hanayama fights the Japanese Kenpo master Inagi Bunnoshin; in the fourth B-Block match of round one, Roland Gustaf, a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, fights Orochi Katsumi.

Air date: 2001-08-13

Runtime: 25 min

Yujiro arrives and enters his protégé Amanai Yu in the tournament; in the first C-Block match of round one, heavyweight boxing world champion Ian McGregor fights Taekwondo master Li Moko; in the second C-Block match of round one, biker gang leader Shiba Chiharu fights judo master Hatanaka Kohei; in the third C-Block match of round one, Shorinji Kenpo master Misaki Kengo fights pro wrestler Mike Queen.

Air date: 2001-08-20

Runtime: 25 min

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu master Sergio Silva faces pit-fighter Jack Hammer in the fourth C-Block match of round one; Yujiro tries to fight Hammer, but Baki intervenes; shoot wrestler Yamamoto Minoru faces Amanai Yu in the first D-Block match of round one.

Air date: 2001-08-27

Runtime: 25 min

Richard Filth, a bouncer, faces Orochi Doppo in the second D-Block match of round one; Roger Harlon, an amateur wrestler, faces the jujutsu master Shibukawa Goki in the third D-Block match of round one; Shinogi Kureha faces Shinogi Kousho in the fourth D-Block match of round one.

Air date: 2001-09-03

Runtime: 25 min

The fourth D-Block match of round one continues as Shinogi Kureha and Shinogi Kousho continue to fight; Baki faces Zulu in the first A-Block match of round two.

Air date: 2001-09-10

Runtime: 25 min

In the second A-Block match of round two, Igari faces Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round two, Retsu Kaio faces Mount Toba.

Air date: 2001-09-17

Runtime: 25 min

In the second B-Block match of round two, Hanayama faces Orochi Katsumi.

Air date: 2001-09-24

Runtime: 25 min

In the first C-Block match of round two, Shiba Chiharu faces Ian McGregor.

Air date: 2001-10-01

Runtime: 25 min

Andreanof Garland, the last reserver, is introduced when it is deemed that Shiba is in no condition to fight in the next round; in the second C-Block match of round two, Jack Hammer faces Misaki Kengo.

Air date: 2001-10-08

Runtime: 25 min

In the first D-Block match of round two, Doppo faces Amanai Yu; Baki takes Kozue to the site of his mother's death.

Air date: 2001-10-15

Runtime: 25 min

Yujiro fights against all of the tournament losers; in the second D-Block match of round two, Shibukawa Goki faces Shinogi Kousho.

Air date: 2001-10-22

Runtime: 25 min

Igari begs Baki to let him win, and they fight in the first match of the quarter-finals.

Air date: 2001-10-29

Runtime: 25 min

In the second fight of the quarter-finals, Katsumi faces Retsu Kaio; Andreanof Garland fights an anaconda to make things fair, since he hasn't fought in the tournament yet, and then he faces Jack Hammer in the third fight of the quarter-finals.

Air date: 2001-11-05

Runtime: 25 min

Andreanof Garland and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the third match of the quarter-finals. Also, Hammer's training history is revealed.

Air date: 2001-11-12

Runtime: 25 min

Shibukawa Goki faces Doppo in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.

Air date: 2001-11-19

Runtime: 25 min

Baki fights Retsu Kaio in the first match of the semi-finals.

Air date: 2001-11-26

Runtime: 25 min

In the second match of the semi-finals, Shibukawa Goki faces Jack Hammer.

Air date: 2001-12-03

Runtime: 25 min

Baki and Jack Hammer think about the training and hardships they've endured to reach their current level of ability.

Air date: 2001-12-10

Runtime: 25 min

Baki faces Jack Hammer in the final match of the tournament. Also, in flashback Yujiro meets Jack's mother in Vietnam.

Air date: 2001-12-17

Runtime: 25 min

Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the final match. In flashback to Vietnam, Yujiro breaks into an American base and terrorizes the soldiers; later, Jack is born.

Air date: 2001-12-24

Runtime: 25 min

Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the finals as Jack's body breaks down.

Air date: 2001-12-24

Runtime: 25 min

In flashback, the United States government sends its special forces to South America to kill a young Yujiro.