Takeshi Inoue
UFC DebutNickname“Lion Takeshi”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Rising Sun
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Takeshi Inoue makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
608-418-48
.593 win rate
Winning-record opponents
28 of 37
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
38
37 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 38 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 4 sub · 9 decShooto · Vale Tudo Japan · DREAM · RIZIN · Rebel FC 1 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Taison Naito11-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:31 | Shooto | Dec 2, 2023 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| L | Mikuru Asakura19-6 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee and Punches | R2 | 2:39 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2018 |
| W | Mitsuhiro Toma16-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2018 |
| L | Yutaka Saito21-9-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 13, 2018 |
| W | Yojiro Uchimura18-15-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:17 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 19, 2016 |
| W | Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 3, 2015 |
| L | Isao Kobayashi27-9-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Oct 4, 2014 |
| L | Rob Lisita14-9 | Submission | Bulldog Choke | R2 | 3:19 | Rebel FC 1 | Dec 21, 2013 |
| L | Yusuke Yachi29-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Oct 5, 2013 |
| L | Kenji Osawa20-11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Dec 24, 2012 |
| L | Hiroyuki Takaya23-15-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | DREAM | Dec 31, 2011 |
| W | Caol Uno35-23-5 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 4:18 | DREAM | Sep 24, 2011 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 6:51 | DREAM | May 29, 2011 | |
| W | Taiki Tsuchiya13-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:27 | Shooto | Apr 29, 2011 |
| L | Kazuyuki Miyata16-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | Sep 25, 2010 |
| L | Hatsu Hioki30-12-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 30, 2010 |
| W | Gerald Lovato15-12 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:11 | Shooto | Jan 23, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 2:58 | VTJ 2009 | Oct 30, 2009 | |
| W | Rumina Sato26-17-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:41 | Shooto | May 10, 2009 |
| W | Hideki Kadowaki17-17-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 29, 2008 |
| L | Savant Young11-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 3, 2008 |
| W | Katsuya Toida13-13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 8, 2007 |
| W | Marc Duncan18-10-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:16 | Shooto | Jul 15, 2007 |
| L | Akitoshi Tamura21-18-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 18, 2007 |
| W | Hiroyuki Abe8-15-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:05 | Shooto | Feb 17, 2007 |
| W | Navid Yousefi4-7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:35 | Shooto | Oct 14, 2006 |
| W | Cole Miller21-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 21, 2006 |
| W | Antonio Carvalho15-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:06 | Shooto | May 12, 2006 |
| W | Makoto Ishikawa11-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Feb 17, 2006 |
| W | Akitoshi Tamura21-18-2 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 6, 2005 |
| L | Antonio Carvalho15-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 20, 2005 |
| W | Jin Kazeta8-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:17 | Shooto | Mar 11, 2005 |
| W | Hayate Usui10-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:58 | Shooto | Nov 12, 2004 |
| W | Keisuke Yamada | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 16, 2004 |
| W | Yohei Suzuki8-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:40 | Shooto | Mar 22, 2004 |
| W | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 3:04 | Shooto | Oct 31, 2003 | |
| W | Hayate Usui10-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 30, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.