- Given Name: エンセン井上, Enson Inoue
- Professional MMA Record: 12-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Yamato Damashi
- Current Streak: 1 Win
- Age: 46 | Date of Birth: 1967.04.15
- Last Fight: April 25, 2010
- Weight Class: Light Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 204.8 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 5'10" (178cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Purebred Omiya
- Born: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Omiya, Saitama, Japan
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One of the best fighters to come out of the Japanese Shooto organization, in which he was once Heavyweight Champion, Enson Inoue’s most notable victory on the world stage came in 1998, when he defeated future UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture with an Armbar in the first round. Outside of that win, Inoue’s pedestrian record bears losses to some of the elite fighters in history, including Frank Shamrock, Igor Vovchanchyn, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Inoue has experience fighting for some of the biggest MMA promotions in history, and has never won a fight by decision, instead finishing all of his career opponents by submission or knockout.
Inoue is one of the most respected veterans of the sport, less for his accomplishments in the cage, and more for the way he carries himself outside of it. In addition to owning and operating several gyms in Japan, Saipan, Guam, Thailand, and the United States, Inoue is known as one of the most amicable fighters of his generation.
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Enson Inoue MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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Win | Submission | Armlock
2:10 Round 1 of 3 |
Antz Nansen
Ref: Ryogaku Wada |
Astra: Yoshida's Farewell
Main Card | Light Heavyweight |
2010.04.25 |
| Weigh-In: 204.8 lbs | |||
| Loss | KO/TKO | Strikes | Tom Sauer | Icon Sport | 2004.04.16 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Soichi Nishida | FFCF 1 | 2004.01.10 |
|
Loss | Submission | Choke
6:17 Round 1 of 3 |
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
|
Pride 19: Bad Blood
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2002.02.24 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Knees
4:52 Round 1 of 3 |
Heath Herring
|
Pride 12: Cold Fury
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2000.12.09 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Injury
10:00 Round 1 of 3 |
Igor Vovchanchyn
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Pride 10: Return of the Warriors
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2000.08.27 |
| Weigh-In: 214.7 lbs | |||
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#86 Greatest Fight of All Time
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
1 Round |
Mark Kerr
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Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Main Card | Tournament Round of 16 |
2000.01.30 |
|
Win | Submission | Choke
0:24 Round 1 of 3 |
Soichi Nishida
|
Pride 5
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1999.04.29 |
|
Win | Submission | Armlock
1:39 Round 1 |
Randy Couture
|
Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | 1998.10.25 |
|
Loss | Disqualificaton
7:17 Round 2, 0:00 Total |
Frank Shamrock
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Vale Tudo Japan 1997 | 1997.11.29 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Joe Estes | Shooto | 1997.10.12 |
|
Win | Submission | Armlock
1:36 Round 1 of 1 |
Royce Alger
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 13: Ultimate Force
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 199 lbs |
1997.05.30 |
| Weigh-In: 199.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Elbows | Casemiro Nascimento Martins | Shooto | 1997.04.06 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Mushtaq Abdullah | Shooto | 1996.10.04 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Igor Zinoviev | Vale Tudo Japan | 1996.07.07 |
| Loss | Decision | Majority | Joe Estes | Shooto | 1996.05.07 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Andre Mannaart | Shooto | 1996.01.20 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Ed de Kruijf | Shooto | 1995.07.29 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Rene Rooze | Vale Tudo Japan | 1995.04.20 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Shingo Shigeta | Shooto | 1995.01.21 |
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