Here is a list of Inoue's best fights. For a list of Inoue's losses, refer to "Naoki Inoue Losses".
On June 13, 2021 Naoki Inoue faced off against Shintaro Ishiwatari in a bantamweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 14-2 (9), and Ishiwatari was 36 years old and with a record of 26-8-4 (11). Inoue stopped Shintaro Ishiwatari via KO.
On August 9, 2020 Naoki Inoue faced off against Shooto Watanabe in a bantamweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 12-2 (7), and Watanabe was 31 years old and with a record of 20-4-6 (12). Inoue stopped Shooto Watanabe via submission.
On June 17, 2017 Naoki Inoue faced off against Carls John de Tomas in a flyweight bout at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 9-0 (5). Inoue won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 20, 2015 Naoki Inoue faced off against Chikara Shimabukuro in a flyweight bout at age 18. He was coming in with a record of 3-0 (2). Inoue won the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On February 22, 2020 Naoki Inoue faced off against Trent Girdham in a bantamweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 11-2 (6). Inoue won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 12, 2016 Naoki Inoue faced off against Naoyuki Kato in a flyweight bout at age 18. He was coming in with a record of 5-0 (4). Inoue stopped Naoyuki Kato via submission.
On December 15, 2019 Naoki Inoue faced off against Toshiaki Kitada in a bantamweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 10-2 (6). Inoue stopped Toshiaki Kitada via submission.
On March 18, 2017 Naoki Inoue faced off against Tomohiro Adaniya in a flyweight bout at age 19. He was coming in with a record of 8-0 (5). Inoue won the fight via 2-round majority decision.
On December 31, 2022 Naoki Inoue faced off against Kenta Takizawa in a bantamweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 16-3 (10). Inoue stopped Kenta Takizawa via submission.
On September 29, 2024 Naoki Inoue fought Kim Soo-chul in a bantamweight title fight for the Rizin Championship title. Inoue was 27 years old and with a record of 18-4 (11). Inoue stopped Kim Soo-chul via 1st-round TKO and is crowned the new Rizin bantamweight champion.
