Enson Inoue
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| Born | April 15, 1967 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | Yamato Damashii (大和魂) |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Shooto |
| 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 Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, 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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[edit] Biography
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]
[edit] Personal life
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 and the USA.[6][7][8]
In 2011 Enson travelled to northeast Japan to directly help the earthquake and tsunami victims in areas such as Fukushima.[9]
To help the thousands of stray dogs in Japan, Enson flew to Japan and entered in the 18 mile evacuation zone in Fukushima. Enson entered Fukushima with the goal to feed the stray dogs because his passion for dogs surpasses his own safety. Enson entered the area of Fukushima containing extremely lethal doses of radiation just to feed stray dogs. The effects the radiation will have on him in the future is unknown.
[edit] Championships and Accomplishments
- Shooto
- Shooto Heavyweight Championship (1 Time, first, last)
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 12 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 4 |
| By submission | 9 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-8 | Win |  Antz Nansen |
Submission (armbar) | Astra (event) | April 25, 2010 | 1 | 2:10 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 11-8 | Loss |  Tom Sauer |
TKO (strikes) | SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35 | April 16, 2004 | 1 | 4:14 | Hawaii, United States | |
| 11-7 | Win |  Soichi Nishida |
Submission (choke) | FFCF 1 - Fury Full Contact Fighting 1 | January 10, 2004 | ? | ? | Guam | |
| 10-7 | Loss |  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira |
Technical submission (triangle choke) | PRIDE 19 | February 24, 2002 | 1 | 6:17 | Saitama, Japan | |
| 10-6 | Loss | Heath Herring |
TKO (knees) | PRIDE 12 | December 9, 2000 | 1 | 4:52 | Saitama, Japan | |
| 10-5 | Loss |  Igor Vovchanchyn |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | PRIDE 10 | August 27, 2000 | 1 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10-4 | Loss | Mark Kerr |
Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round | January 30, 2000 | 1 | 15:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10-3 | Win | Soichi Nishida |
Submission (rear naked choke) | PRIDE 5 | April 29, 1999 | 1 | 0:24 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 9-3 | Win | Randy Couture |
Submission (armbar) | VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | October 25, 1998 | 1 | 1:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 8-3 | Loss | Frank Shamrock |
DQ (Egan Inoue ran into the ring) | VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 | November 29, 1997 | 2 | 7:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 8-2 | Win | Joe Estes |
Submission (punches) | Shooto - Reconquista 4 | October 12, 1997 | 1 | 1:06 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7-2 | Win | Royce Alger |
Submission (armlock) | UFC 13 | May 30, 1997 | 1 | 1:36 | Georgia, United States | |
| 6-2 | Win | Rei Zulu |
TKO (elbows) | Shooto - Reconquista 2 | April 6, 1997 | 1 | 0:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5-2 | Win |  Mushtaq Abdullah |
Submission (punches) | Shooto - Let's Get Lost | October 4, 1996 | 1 | 0:38 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4-2 | Loss |  Igor Zinoviev |
TKO (punches) | VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 | July 7, 1996 | 1 | 0:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4-1 | Loss | Joe Estes |
Decision (majority) | Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3 | May 7, 1996 | 3 | 8:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4-0 | Win |  Andre Mannaart |
TKO (punches) | Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 | January 20, 1996 | 1 | 3:20 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3-0 | Win | Ed de Kruijf |
Technical Submission (armbar) | Shooto - Complete Vale Tudo Access | July 29, 1995 | 1 | 1:40 | Japan | |
| 2-0 | Win | Rene Rooze |
Submission (rear naked choke) | VTJ 1995 - Vale Tudo Japan 1995 | April 20, 1995 | 1 | 6:41 | Japan | |
| 1-0 | Win | Shingo Shigeta |
TKO (punches) | Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 | January 21, 1995 | 1 | 1:10 | Tokyo, Japan |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hodyjaehuh.com/news/news.php?action=fullnews&id=141 / PHOTO LINK
- ^ "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". http://www.kutaki.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=compact&order=ASC&topic_id=2186&forum=16. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Inoue On Red Belt MMA Movie, R-1 Training & More". mmanews.com. 2007-05-31. http://www.mmanews.com/other/Inoue-On-Red-Belt-MMA-Movie-R-1-Training--More.html. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ Enson weds a three-time world wrestling champion today in Hawaii.
- ^ Hody Jae Huh. Up Close and Personal with Enson Inoue Part I
- ^ "Interview: Enson Inoue & George Sotiropoulos (Part Two)". total-mma.com. 2008-05-02. http://www.total-mma.com/2008/05/05/interview-enson-inoue-george-sotiropoulos-part-two/. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ "Purebred USA". purebredusa.com. http://www.purebredusa.com/about.html. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ "Purebred". http://www.purebred.co.jp/. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ "Enson Inoue Discusses Charity Work". mmafighting.com. 2011-11-04. http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/06/enson-inoue-discusses-charity-work-life-in-evacuation-centers/. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
[edit] External links
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American mixed martial artists
- Japanese mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Hawaii
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Heavyweight mixed martial artists
- American practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Japanese practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- People from Honolulu, Hawaii
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
