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"Lion"
21-7-0
Takeshi Inoue
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- Given Name: 井上 武, Inoue Takeshi
- Professional MMA Record: 21-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Lion
- Current Streak: 2 Losses
- Age: 33 | Date of Birth: 1980.03.18
- Last Fight: December 24, 2012 in VTJ
- Weight Class: Bantamweight | Last Weigh-In: 142.9 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 5'8" (173cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Shooting Gym Yokohama
- Born: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Takeshi Inoue is a Japanese MMA fighter born on March 18, 1980 in Yokohama, Japan. Takeshi is mostly known by his MMA name Lion Takeshi. Lion Takeshi trains and fights out of the Shooting Gym Yokohama. His MMA background is in the art of judo in which he has trained in since his junior high school days where he competed in various tournaments through his high school years.
LIon Takeshi began his MMA career competing in amateur Shooto tournaments in 2001 and 2002. He made his pro debut by defeating Hayate Usui by unanimous decision on May 30, 2003.
Inoue is a veteran Lightweight (145) fighter who has fought in Dream and primarily in Shooto. He was the 2004 Shooto Lightweight Tournament Champion and a 2 time Lightweight champion with the organization. He holds notable victories over Caol Uno, Koichiro Matsumoto, Rumina Sato, Alexandre Nogueira, Cole Miller, Antonio Carvalho, and Akitoshi Tamura.
Inoue also holds a professional Kickboxing record of 1-1.
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Takeshi Inoue MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kenji Osawa
Ref: Toshiharu Suzuki |
Vale Tudo Japan: 1st
Main Card | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2012.12.24 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total |
Hiroyuki Takaya
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Dream: Fight For Japan! New Year! 2011
Main Card | Title Challenge | Featherweight | 65 kg |
2011.12.31 |
| Odds: -160 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 142.86 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Kick
4:17 Round 1 of 3 |
Caol Uno
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Dream 17
Main Card | Featherweight | 65 kg |
2011.09.24 |
| Odds: -110 Near Even | Weigh-In: 143.3 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
6:51 Round 1 of 2 |
Koichiro Matsumoto
|
Dream: Fight For Japan!
Main Card | Featherweight | 65 kg |
2011.05.29 |
| Odds: -195 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 143.3 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Taiki Tsuchiya | Shooto | 2011.04.28 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kazuyuki Miyata
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Dream 16
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2010.09.25 |
| Odds: -130 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 143.3 lbs | |||
| Loss | Decision | Split | Hatsu Hioki | Shooto | 2010.05.30 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Gerald Lovato | Shooto | 2010.01.23 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Alexandre Franca Nogueira | Vale Tudo Japan | 2009.10.30 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Rumina Sato | Shooto | 2009.05.10 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Hideki Kadowaki | Shooto | 2008.11.29 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Savant Young | Shooto | 2008.05.03 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Katsuya Toida | Shooto | 2007.11.08 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Marc Duncan | Shooto | 2007.07.15 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Akitoshi Tamura | Shooto | 2007.05.18 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Hiroyuki Abe | Shooto | 2007.02.17 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Navid Yousefi | Shooto | 2006.10.14 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Cole Miller | Shooto | 2006.07.21 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Antonio Carvalho | Shooto | 2006.05.12 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Makoto Ishikawa | Shooto | 2006.02.17 |
| Win | Decision | Majority | Akitoshi Tamura | Shooto | 2005.11.06 |
| Loss | Decision | Majority | Antonio Carvalho | Shooto | 2005.08.20 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Jin Kazeta | Shooto | 2005.03.11 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Hayate Usui | Shooto | 2004.11.12 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Keisuke Yamada | Shooto | 2004.07.16 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Yohei Suzuki | Shooto | 2004.03.22 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Masanori Sugatani | Shooto | 2003.10.31 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Hayate Usui | Shooto | 2003.05.30 |
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