Takeshi Inoue (24-13, 15) was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on March 18, 1980. At the age of 39 years on July 15, 2019, he made his professional MMA debut against Duane van Helvoirt, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Inoue's last fight was a 2-round unanimous decision win against Hayate Usui at age 23 on May 30, 2003. He retired with a 6-fight winning streak.
Some of Takeshi Inoue's best fights have been against Rumina Sato, Antonio Carvalho, Caol Uno, Hideki Kadowaki, Katsuya Toida, Hiroyuki Abe and Yohei Suzuki.
Inoue has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | May 30, 2003 23 years, 2 months 24-13 (15) | Hayate Usui | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
36 | Oct 31, 2003 23 years, 7 months 23-13 (15) | Masanori Sugatani | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
35  | Mar 22, 2004 24 years 22-13 (14) | 30 years, 11 months 7-6-1 (2) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
34 | Jul 16, 2004 24 years, 3 months 21-13 (13) | Keisuke Yamada | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Nov 12, 2004 24 years, 7 months 20-13 (13) | Hayate Usui | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
32 | Mar 11, 2005 24 years, 11 months 19-13 (12) | Jin Kazeta | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
31  | Aug 20, 2005 25 years, 5 months 18-13 (11) | 26 years, 2 months 7-0 (7) | LT | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
30  | Nov 6, 2005 25 years, 7 months 18-12 (11) | 25 years, 5 months 6-3-2 (1) | LT | 2 | MD | WIN | |
29  | Feb 17, 2006 25 years, 10 months 17-12 (11) | 31 years, 4 months 11-7-1 (3) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28 | May 12, 2006 26 years, 1 months 16-12 (11) | 26 years, 11 months 9-1 (8) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Shooto | |
27  | Jul 21, 2006 26 years, 4 months 15-12 (10) | 22 years, 2 months 9-1 (9) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Oct 14, 2006 26 years, 6 months 14-12 (10) | Navid Yousefi | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
25  | Feb 17, 2007 26 years, 10 months 13-12 (9) | 37 years 7-10-3 (5) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
24 | May 18, 2007 27 years, 2 months 12-12 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 11-5-2 (4) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS Lost Shooto | |
23 | Jul 15, 2007 27 years, 3 months 12-11 (8) | Marc Duncan | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
22  | Nov 8, 2007 27 years, 7 months 11-11 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 10-6-3 (3) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto Pacific Rim lightweight title | |
21  | May 3, 2008 28 years, 1 months 10-11 (7) | 31 years, 10 months 8-7 (5) | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
20  | Nov 29, 2008 28 years, 8 months 10-10 (7) | 32 years, 6 months 13-7-2 (6) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto | |
19  | May 10, 2009 29 years, 1 months 9-10 (7) | 35 years, 4 months 24-13-2 (17) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Shooto | |
18  | Oct 30, 2009 29 years, 7 months 8-10 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 13-5-2 (7) | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Jan 23, 2010 29 years, 10 months 7-10 (5) | Gerald Lovato | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
16  | May 30, 2010 30 years, 2 months 6-10 (4) | 26 years, 10 months 20-4-2 (12) | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS Lost Shooto | |
15  | Sep 25, 2010 30 years, 6 months 6-9 (4) | 34 years, 7 months 9-7 (6) | DREAM | FT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Apr 29, 2011 31 years, 1 months 6-8 (4) | Taiki Tsuchiya | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | May 29, 2011 31 years, 2 months 5-8 (3) | Koichiro Matsumoto | DREAM | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Sep 24, 2011 31 years, 6 months 4-8 (2) | 36 years, 4 months 26-14-5 (14) | DREAM | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
11  | Dec 31, 2011 31 years, 9 months 3-8 (1) | 34 years, 6 months 16-9-1 (11) | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS For DREAM featherweight title | |
10  | Dec 24, 2012 32 years, 9 months 3-7 (1) | 36 years, 1 months 18-10-2 (6) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Oct 5, 2013 33 years, 6 months 3-6 (1) | Yusuke Yachi | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Dec 21, 2013 33 years, 9 months 3-5 (1) | Rob Lisita | 2 | SUB | LOSS Bulldog choke | ||
7 | Oct 4, 2014 34 years, 6 months 3-4 (1) | Isao Kobayashi | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
6 | May 3, 2015 35 years, 1 months 3-3 (1) | Fumiya Sasaki | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Sep 19, 2016 36 years, 6 months 2-3 (1) | Yojiro Uchimura | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | May 13, 2018 38 years, 1 months 1-3 (0) | Yutaka Saito | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
3 | Sep 23, 2018 38 years, 6 months 1-2 (0) | Mitsuhiro Toma | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2  | Dec 31, 2018 38 years, 9 months 0-2 (0) | 26 years, 5 months 8-1 (6) | Rizin | 2 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches | |
1 | Jul 15, 2019 39 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | Duane van Helvoirt | 3 | UD | LOSS |
