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Naoki Inoue
Japan
21-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Longo-Weidman MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1870
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Inoue's wins split 10 by submission, 10 by decision and 2 by KO/TKO, a 55% finish rate. He taps people as often as he goes the distance, and the submission is his best route to ending a fight early.
- Recent Form
- Beat Marcirley Alves (15-6-0) by decision in round 3. Before that, lost a split decision to Danny Sabatello (19-4-1), then beat Ryuya Fukuda (26-10-1) by unanimous decision and Yuki Motoya (39-16-0) by decision.
- Style
- Orthodox. Inoue lands 3.42 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy and absorbs 2.39, defending 56% of strikes thrown at him. He rarely shoots takedowns (0.14 per 15 minutes) but hunts submissions at 1.1 attempts per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (9%)
- 10 Submission (46%)
- 10 Decision (45%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 55%
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
22 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 123-45-3
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1756
- Winvs Marcirley Alves15-6-0 · Power Index 1740Decision · R3 · 5:00May 23, 2026 · PFL Brussels: Habirora vs Henderson
Fight stats
Stat Naoki Inoue Marcirley Alves Sig. strikes 118/163 71/135 Takedowns 0/0 1/1 Control time 0:00 0:18 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 40 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 37 27 Round 3 sig. strikes 41 30 - Lossvs Danny Sabatello19-4-1 · Power Index 1806Decision (Split) · R3 · 5:00Dec 31, 2025 · RIZIN Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri
Fight stats
Stat Naoki Inoue Danny Sabatello Sig. strikes 32 16 Takedowns 1/2 7/9 Control time 3:58 6:57 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 2 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 10 - Winvs Ryuya Fukuda26-10-1 · Power Index 1748Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Jul 27, 2025 · Super RIZIN 4
Fight stats
Stat Naoki Inoue Ryuya Fukuda Sig. strikes 22 15 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 3:27 1:19 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 8 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 3 - Winvs Yuki Motoya39-16-0 · Power Index 1802Decision · R3 · 5:00Mar 30, 2025 · RIZIN 50
Fight stats
Stat Naoki Inoue Yuki Motoya Sig. strikes 37 27 Takedowns 0/0 3/5 Control time 3:21 5:14 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 2 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 0 16 - Winvs Soo Chul Kim24-9-1 · Power Index 1683KO/TKO · R1 · 3:55Sep 29, 2024 · RIZIN 48
Fight stats
Stat Naoki Inoue Soo Chul Kim Sig. strikes 34 8 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:21 0:01 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 34 8
Career Stats
Based on 8 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.42
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.39
- Striking defense
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.14
- Takedown accuracy
- 20%
- Takedown defense
- 35%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.10