Enson Inoue
| Enson Inoue | |
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| Born |
April 15, 1967 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | Yamato Damashii (大和魂) |
| Residence | Saitama-shi, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Teacher(s) |
Satoru Sayama 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 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| 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, one of the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time. Inoue was featured in the documentary film Rites of Passage: The Rebirth of Combat Sports. He also appeared in the martial arts movie Redbelt.
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.
Enson and his brother were awarded black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by John Lewis. He subsequently demoted himself to purple belt in July 2016 citing that BJJ has moved on since attaining his black belt. He also holds a yondan (fourth degree black belt) in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and was a former College Wrestler. 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.
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. 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. Enson has asserted that he is "not Yakuza" but admits to doing business with members of Yakuza.
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