Enson Inoue

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Enson Inoue
Enson Inoue at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.JPG
Born (1967-04-15) April 15, 1967 (age 46)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Other names Yamato Damashii (大和魂)
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Teacher(s) John Lewis
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
4th degree black belt in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 20
Wins 12
By knockout 3
By submission 9
Losses 8
By knockout 4
By submission 1
By decision 2
By disqualification 1
Notable relatives Egan Inoue, brother
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Enson Inoue (Japanese: エンセン井上, born April 15, 1967) is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Light Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, one of the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time. Inoue holds a notable submission win (armbar) over former UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture at Vale Tudo Japan 1998 as featured in the documentary film Rites of Passage. He also appeared in the martial arts movie Redbelt.

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Biography [edit]

Enson's achievements include a victory over UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, and giving Frank Shamrock one of his toughest matches. Enson had an exhibition match in Mudo Spirit on September 16, 2007.[1]

Enson and his brother were awarded black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by John Lewis. He also holds a yondan (fourth degree black belt) in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.[2] He won the Shooto Heavyweight Title against Joe Estes on October 12, 1997. Enson appeared in the 2008 martial arts film Redbelt as a cameo role.[3]

Personal life [edit]

Enson, a Japanese American from Hawaii has a stepson (Erson) and is the brother of Egan Inoue, a mixed martial artist and a two time racquetball World Champion player.[4] He was married to the sister of Ultimate Fighting Championship Bantamweight fighter Norifumi Yamamoto in which he took in and trained Norfiumi in mixed martial arts after an incident with the Yakuza.[citation needed] Enson has asserted that he is "not Yakuza" but admits to doing business with members of Yakuza.[5]

Enson runs several MMA gyms located in Japan, Saipan, and Guam under the name Purebred. He also has affiliated gyms located in Thailand, Canada and the USA.[6][7][8][9]

In 2011, Enson travelled to northeast Japan to directly help the earthquake and tsunami victims in areas such as Fukushima.[10]

Championships and Accomplishments [edit]

Mixed martial arts record [edit]

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 12-8 New Zealand Antz Nansen Submission (armbar) Astra (event) 02010-04-25April 25, 2010 1 2:10 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 11-8 United States Tom Sauer TKO (punches) SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35 02004-04-16April 16, 2004 1 4:14 Hawaii, United States
Win 11-7 Japan Soichi Nishida Submission (choke) FFCF 1 - Fury Full Contact Fighting 1 02004-01-10January 10, 2004 ? ? Guam
Loss 10-7 Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Technical submission (triangle choke) PRIDE 19 02002-02-24February 24, 2002 1 6:17 Saitama, Japan
Loss 10-6 United States Heath Herring TKO (knees) PRIDE 12 02000-12-09December 9, 2000 1 4:52 Saitama, Japan
Loss 10-5 Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn TKO (doctor stoppage) PRIDE 10 02000-08-27August 27, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10-4 United States Mark Kerr Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round 02000-01-30January 30, 2000 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10-3 Japan Soichi Nishida Submission (rear naked choke) PRIDE 5 01999-04-29April 29, 1999 1 0:24 Nagoya, Japan
Win 9-3 United States Randy Couture Submission (armbar) VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998 01998-10-25October 25, 1998 1 1:39 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 8-3 United States Frank Shamrock TKO (Punches) VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 01997-11-29November 29, 1997 2 7:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-2 United States Joe Estes Submission (punches) Shooto - Reconquista 4 01997-10-12October 12, 1997 1 1:06 Tokyo, Japan For Shooto Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 7-2 United States Royce Alger Technical Submission (armbar) UFC 13 01997-05-30May 30, 1997 1 1:36 Georgia, United States
Win 6-2 Brazil Rei Zulu TKO (elbows) Shooto - Reconquista 2 01997-04-06April 6, 1997 1 0:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-2 Australia Mushtaq Abdullah Submission (punches) Shooto - Let's Get Lost 01996-10-04October 4, 1996 1 0:38 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-2 Russia Igor Zinoviev TKO (punches) VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 01996-07-07July 7, 1996 1 0:44 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-1 United States Joe Estes Decision (majority) Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3 01996-05-07May 7, 1996 3 8:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-0 Netherlands Andre Mannaart TKO (punches) Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 01996-01-20January 20, 1996 1 3:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-0 Netherlands Ed de Kruijf Technical Submission (armbar) Shooto - Complete Vale Tudo Access 01995-07-29July 29, 1995 1 1:40 Japan
Win 2-0 Netherlands Rene Rooze Submission (rear naked choke) VTJ 1995 - Vale Tudo Japan 1995 01995-04-20April 20, 1995 1 6:41 Japan
Win 1-0 Japan Shingo Shigeta TKO (punches) Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 01995-01-21January 21, 1995 1 1:10 Tokyo, Japan

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.hodyjaehuh.com/news/news.php?action=fullnews&id=141 / PHOTO LINK
  2. ^ "But Enson has trained in the Bujinkan arts with myself and Anthony Netzler now for at least 9 years. I gave him his Yondan in the Bujinkan. ""'Enson Inoue and the Bujinkan,' Kutaki no Mora". Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
  3. ^ "Inoue On Red Belt MMA Movie, R-1 Training & More". mmanews.com. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  4. ^ Enson weds a three-time world wrestling champion today in Hawaii.
  5. ^ Hody Jae Huh. Up Close and Personal with Enson Inoue Part I
  6. ^ "Interview: Enson Inoue & George Sotiropoulos (Part Two)". total-mma.com. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  7. ^ "Purebred USA". purebredusa.com. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  8. ^ "Purebred". Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  9. ^ "Purebred Canada". grizzlygym.com. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2012-10-20. 
  10. ^ "Enson Inoue Discusses Charity Work". mmafighting.com. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-04-15. 

External links [edit]

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