Lightweight · “Yamato Damashii”
Enson Inoue
12-8-0 UFC 1-0-0
5'10"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
59Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
1:36Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Below avg 41
- Striking D Below avg 41
- Durability Below avg 41
- TD Defense Below avg 41
- Grappling Below avg 41
- Control Below avg 41
- Striking Below avg 34
- Wrestling Weak 15
Built on 1 minutes of tracked cage time across 1 statted fight — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.0
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.88
Striking accuracy—
Striking defense50.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min9.38
Control time—
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0
Fight history
W Royce Alger 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:36 — UFC 13: The Ultimate Force · May 30, 1997
0/0Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
9
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
Shooto
7
PRIDE
4
VTJ
4
Astra
1
SB
1
FFCF
1
PRIDE Grand Prix
1
UFC
1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Antz Nansen | Submission (armbar) | Astra: Yoshida's Farewell
April 25, 2010 |
Astra | 1 | 2:10 |
| L | Tommy Sauer | TKO (punches) | SB 35: SuperBrawl 35
April 16, 2004 |
SB | 1 | 4:14 |
| W | Soichi Nishida | Submission (choke) | FFCF 1: Fury Full Contact Fighting 1
January 10, 2004 |
FFCF | 1 | 1:00 |
| L | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Technical submission (triangle choke) | PRIDE 19
February 24, 2002 |
PRIDE | 1 | 6:17 |
| L | Heath Herring | TKO (knees) | PRIDE 12
December 9, 2000 |
PRIDE | 1 | 4:52 |
| L | Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO (doctor stoppage) | PRIDE 10
August 27, 2000 |
PRIDE | 1 | 10:00 |
| L | Mark Kerr | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round
January 30, 2000 |
PRIDE Grand Prix | 1 | 15:00 |
| W | Soichi Nishida | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PRIDE 5
April 29, 1999 |
PRIDE | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Randy Couture | Submission (armbar) | VTJ 1998: Vale Tudo Japan 1998
October 25, 1998 |
VTJ | 1 | 1:39 |
| L | Frank Shamrock | TKO (punches) | VTJ 1997: Vale Tudo Japan 1997
November 29, 1997 |
VTJ | 2 | 7:17 |
| W | Joe Estes | TKO (submission to punches) | Shooto: Reconquista 4
October 12, 1997 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Royce Alger | Technical Submission (armbar) | UFC 13
May 30, 1997 |
UFC | 1 | 1:36 |
| W | Rei Zulu | TKO (elbows) | Shooto: Reconquista 2
April 6, 1997 |
Shooto | 1 | 0:45 |
| W | Mushtaq Abdullah | TKO (submission to punches) | Shooto: Let's Get Lost
October 4, 1996 |
Shooto | 1 | 0:38 |
| L | Igor Zinoviev | TKO (punches) | VTJ 1996: Vale Tudo Japan 1996
July 7, 1996 |
VTJ | 1 | 0:44 |
| L | Joe Estes | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3
May 7, 1996 |
Shooto | 3 | 8:00 |
| W | Andre Mannaart | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 1
January 20, 1996 |
Shooto | 1 | 3:20 |
| W | Ed de Kruijf | Technical Submission (armbar) | Shooto: Complete Vale Tudo Access
July 29, 1995 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:40 |
| W | Rene Rooze | Submission (rear naked choke) | VTJ 1995: Vale Tudo Japan 1995
April 20, 1995 |
VTJ | 1 | 6:41 |
| W | Shingo Shigeta | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 3
January 21, 1995 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:10 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Enson Inoue) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.