Here is a list of Inoue's best fights. For a list of Inoue's losses, refer to "Takeshi Inoue Losses".
On May 12, 2006 Takeshi Inoue fought Antonio Carvalho in a lightweight title fight for Carvalho's Shooto title. Inoue was 26 years old and with a record of 16-12 (11), and Carvalho was 26 years old and with a record of 9-1 (8). Inoue stopped Antonio Carvalho via 1st-round TKO and is crowned the new lightweight world champion.
On May 10, 2009 Takeshi Inoue met Rumina Sato in a lightweight (Shooto) title defense fight. Inoue was 29 years old and with a record of 9-10 (7), and Sato was 35 years old and with a record of 24-13-2 (17). Inoue stopped Rumina Sato via 1st-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On November 29, 2008 Takeshi Inoue fought Hideki Kadowaki in a lightweight title fight for Kadowaki's Shooto title. Inoue was 28 years old and with a record of 10-10 (7), and Kadowaki was 32 years old and with a record of 13-7-2 (6). Inoue won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new lightweight world champion.
On March 22, 2004 Takeshi Inoue faced off against Yohei Suzuki in a lightweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 22-13 (14), and Suzuki was 30 years old and with a record of 7-6-1 (2). Inoue stopped Yohei Suzuki via TKO.
On September 24, 2011 Takeshi Inoue faced off against Caol Uno in a featherweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 4-8 (2), and Uno was 36 years old and with a record of 26-14-5 (14). Inoue stopped Caol Uno via KO.
On November 8, 2007 Takeshi Inoue fought Katsuya Toida in a lightweight title fight for Toida's Shooto Pacific Rim Championship title. Inoue was 27 years old and with a record of 11-11 (7), and Toida was 30 years old and with a record of 10-6-3 (3). Inoue won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new lightweight world champion.
On February 17, 2007 Takeshi Inoue faced off against Hiroyuki Abe in a lightweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 13-12 (9), and Abe was 37 years old and with a record of 7-10-3 (5). Inoue stopped Hiroyuki Abe via KO.
On November 6, 2005 Takeshi Inoue faced off against Akitoshi Tamura in a lightweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 18-12 (11), and Tamura was 25 years old and with a record of 6-3-2 (1). Inoue won the fight via 2-round majority decision.
On February 17, 2006 Takeshi Inoue faced off against Makoto Ishikawa in a lightweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 17-12 (11), and Ishikawa was 31 years old and with a record of 11-7-1 (3). Inoue won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On October 30, 2009 Takeshi Inoue faced off against Alexandre Franca Nogueira in a lightweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 8-10 (6), and Nogueira was 31 years old and with a record of 13-5-2 (7). Inoue stopped Alexandre Franca Nogueira via TKO.
