Takeshi Inoue

"Lion Takeshi"

AGE	42 / Mar 18, 1980
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	143 lbs / 64.86 kg

ASSOCIATION
Rising Sun

CLASS
Featherweight

Wins 24

KO / TKO

46%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

38%

Losses 13

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

85%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Duane van Helvoirt	Shooto - 30th Anniversary Tour 6th Round Jul / 15 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Masato Kataoka	3	5:00
loss	Mikuru Asakura	Rizin FF - Heisei's Last Yarennoka! Dec / 31 / 2018	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Masato Fukuda	2	2:39
win	Mitsuhiro Toma	Shooto - Professional Shooto 9/23 Sep / 23 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	3	5:00
loss	Yutaka Saito	Shooto - Professional Shooto 5/13 May / 13 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	3	5:00
win	Yojiro Uchimura	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 8th Sep / 19 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	2	4:17
win	Fumiya Sasaki	Shooto - Mobstyles 15th Anniversary Tour Fight & Mosh May / 03 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Isao Kobayashi	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 6th Oct / 04 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Rob Lisita	Rebel FC 1 - Into the Lion's Den Dec / 21 / 2013	Submission (Bulldog Choke)	2	3:19
loss	Yusuke Yachi	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 3rd Oct / 05 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	3	5:00
loss	Kenji Osawa	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st Dec / 24 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Hiroyuki Takaya	Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011 Dec / 31 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	5	5:00
win	Caol Uno	Dream - Dream 17 Sep / 24 / 2011	KO (Head Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	4:18
win	Koichiro Matsumoto	Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament May / 29 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	6:51
win	Taiki Tsuchiya	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 2011 Apr / 29 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	4:27
loss	Kazuyuki Miyata	Dream - Dream 16 Sep / 25 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Moritaka Oshiro	2	5:00
loss	Hatsu Hioki	Shooto - The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon May / 30 / 2010	Decision (Split) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Gerald Lovato	Shooto - The Way of Shooto 1: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon Jan / 23 / 2010	Submission (Armbar) Taro Wakabayashi	3	4:11
win	Alexandre Franca Nogueira	VTJ 2009 - Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Oct / 30 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Taro Wakabayashi	4	2:58
win	Rumina Sato	Shooto - Shooto Tradition Final May / 10 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	4:41
win	Hideki Kadowaki	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 4 Nov / 29 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Savant Young	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1 May / 03 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Taro Wakabayashi	2	5:00
win	Katsuya Toida	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 6 Nov / 08 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Marc Duncan	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 4 Jul / 15 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Taro Wakabayashi	1	3:16
loss	Akitoshi Tamura	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 3 May / 18 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Hiroyuki Abe	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 1 Feb / 17 / 2007	KO (Punch) Taro Wakabayashi	1	4:05
win	Navid Yousefi	Shooto - Champion Carnival Oct / 14 / 2006	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Taro Wakabayashi	2	4:35
win	Cole Miller	Shooto - 7/21 in Korakuen Hall Jul / 21 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Taro Wakabayashi	3	5:00
win	Antonio Carvalho	Shooto - The Devilock May / 12 / 2006	KO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:06
win	Makoto Ishikawa	Shooto - The Victory of the Truth Feb / 17 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Taro Wakabayashi	3	5:00
win	Akitoshi Tamura	Shooto - 11/6 in Korakuen Hall Nov / 06 / 2005	Decision (Majority) Taro Wakabayashi	3	5:00
loss	Antonio Carvalho	Shooto - Alive Road Aug / 20 / 2005	Decision (Majority) Taro Wakabayashi	3	5:00
win	Jin Kazeta	Shooto - 3/11 in Korakuen Hall Mar / 11 / 2005	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	4:17
win	Hayate Usui	Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2004 Nov / 12 / 2004	KO (Punch) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	4:58
win	Keisuke Yamada	Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall Jul / 16 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	5:00
win	Yohei Suzuki	Shooto - 3/22 in Korakuen Hall Mar / 22 / 2004	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:40
win	Masanori Sugatani	Shooto - Who is Young Leader! Oct / 31 / 2003	TKO (Cut) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:04
win	Hayate Usui	Shooto - Shooter's Dream 2 May / 30 / 2003	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	5:00

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