Egan Inoue
| Egan Inoue | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1965 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Division | Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Teacher(s) | John Lewis |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Enson Inoue, brother |
Egan Inoue is an American multi-sport athlete. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed internationally in Jiu-Jitsu and also MMA. He is also a racquetball player who has won two world championships.
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[edit] Racquetball career
At the 1986 World Racquetball Championship in Orlando, Florida, he defeated Roger Harripersad of Canada 15-2, 7-15, and 15-7. Then four years later in 1990 he won the championship again over Tim Doyle (USA) by the scores of 13-15, 15-13, and 15-5.
In 1989, Inoue had a 50 percent ownership in E-Force, a racquetball equipment company. In 1993, he sold his stake in E-Force and returned to jiu jitsu.
[edit] Mixed martial arts career
In 1996, Inoue won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the blue belt division. He was the first American to win the title. He then returned to Brazil in 1997 and won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the absolute purple belt division. He now holds a 2nd degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu.
Inoue went on to fight professionally in MMA. He retired in 2003 but came out of retirement on May 5, 2008 beating Hans Marrero by TKO at a X-1 - Legends, an mma show held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Inoue's MMA record is 13 wins with 8 losses. He has opened up three MMA training schools in the state of Hawaii. Egan’s MMA career led him to fights in Pride, Shooto, Superbrawl and Luminex Cup. He enjoyed a successful career with five world championship titles.
Egan also has a famous younger brother Enson Inoue who went on to become the first ever Heavyweight Champion of Shooto.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 21 matches | 13 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 3 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13-8 |  Hans Marrero |
TKO (retirement) | X-1 - Legends | 16 May 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Loss | 12-8 |  Jason Miller |
TKO (corner stoppage) | SB 32 - SuperBrawl 32 | 5 December 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Loss | 12-7 |  Masanori Suda |
KO (punches) | SB 29 - SuperBrawl 29 | 9 May 2003 | 1 | 0:27 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 12-6 | Yukiya Naito |
Decision (unanimous) | SB 28 - SuperBrawl 28 | 8 February 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 11-6 |  Martijn de Jong |
KO (kick) | SB 25 - SuperBrawl 25 | 13 July 2002 | 1 | 2:46 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 10-6 | Marcos da Silva | Submission (punches) | SB 23 - SuperBrawl 23 | 9 March 2002 | 2 | 0:56 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 9-6 |  Joe Doerksen |
Submission (toe hold) | SB 22 - SuperBrawl 22 | 2 November 2001 | 1 | 0:56 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 8-6 | Brett Al-azzawi | Submission (forearm choke) | SB 21 - SuperBrawl 21 | 24 May 2001 | 1 | 1:29 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Loss | 7-6 | Guy Mezger |
KO (punch) | Pride 13 | 25 March 2001 | 1 | 2:25 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 7-5 | John Alessio |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | SB 15 - SuperBrawl 15 | 7 December 1999 | 1 | 2:41 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Loss | 6-5 | Carl Ognibene |
Decision (unanimous) | Pride 6 | 4 July 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 6-4 |  Marcelo Tigre |
DQ (excessive fouling) | SB 12 - SuperBrawl 12 | 1 June 1999 | 2 | 0:12 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 5-4 | Minoru Toyonaga |
TKO (punches) | Pride 5 | 29 April 1999 | 1 | 5:53 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Loss | 4-4 | Mauricio Silva | Decision | WSKF - World Challenge | 19 December 1998 | 3 | 5:00 | Waikiki, Hawaii, USA | |
| Loss | 4-3 | Masayuki Naruse |
DQ | RINGS: Maelstrom 6 | 24 August 1996 | 1 | 11:51 | Japan | |
| Loss | 4-2 | Sanae Kikuta |
Decision | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 | 30 March 1996 | 1 | 5:00 | Japan | Tournament quarter-finals |
| Win | 4-1 | Yasunobu Matsuo |
Submission (armlock) | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 | 30 March 1996 | 1 | 1:20 | Japan | Tournament qualifier |
| Win | 3-1 |  Gordon Dehdman |
Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 2 | 5 March 1996 | 1 | 1:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka |
Decision (unanimous) | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 | 13 October 1995 | 3 | 3:00 | Japan | Tournament finals |
| Win | 2-0 | Akihiro Gono |
Submission (armbar) | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 | 13 October 1995 | 1 | 1:33 | Japan | Tournament semi-finals |
| Win | 1–0 | Alexander Otsuka |
Submission (armbar) | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 | 13 October 1995 | 1 | 0:55 | Japan | Tournament quarter-finals |
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