Naoki Inoue has four losses against four opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Inoue's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Naoki Inoue".
On May 6, 2023 Naoki Inoue faced off against Juan Archuleta in a bantamweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 16-4 (10), and Archuleta was 35 years old and with a record of 27-4 (12). Inoue lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 31, 2021 Naoki Inoue faced off against Hiromasa Ougikubo in a bantamweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 15-3 (9), and Ougikubo was 34 years old and with a record of 23-5-2 (6). Inoue lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 16, 2019 Naoki Inoue faced off against Sean Santella in a flyweight bout at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 9-2 (5). Inoue lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 23, 2018 Naoki Inoue faced off against Matt Schnell in a flyweight bout at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 9-1 (5), and Schnell was 28 years old and with a record of 11-4 (8). Inoue lost the fight via 3-round split decision.