Naoki Inoue

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Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	14 Jun 1997
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Toyohashi, Japan
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Bantamweight
Team	Kill Cliff FC
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2015
Status	Active
Pro debut	8 Mar 2015
Last fight	Win vs Marcirley Alves, 23 May 2026

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Titles and honours

Former Rizin Bantamweight Champion

Background

Japanese bantamweight from Toyohashi who fought in the UFC at flyweight in 2017–18 and later won the Rizin bantamweight title. He made his PFL debut in Brussels in 2026.

Fight history

26 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Marcirley Alves	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson	23 May 2026	Brussels, Belgium
Loss	Danny Sabatello	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Rizin: Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri	31 Dec 2025	Saitama, Japan	Lost the Rizin Bantamweight Championship
Win	Ryuya Fukuda	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Super Rizin 4	27 Jul 2025	Saitama, Japan	Defended the Rizin Bantamweight Championship
Win	Yuki Motoya	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Rizin 50	29 Mar 2025	Takamatsu, Japan	Defended the Rizin Bantamweight Championship
Win	Soo Chul Kim	TKO (punches)	1	3:55	Rizin 48	29 Sep 2024	Saitama, Japan	Won the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship
Win	Shoko Sato	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin Landmark 9	23 Mar 2024	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Juan Archuleta	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin 42	6 May 2023	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kenta Takizawa	Submission (kimura)	2	3:53	Rizin 40	31 Dec 2022	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Hiromasa Ougikubo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin 33	31 Dec 2021	Saitama, Japan	Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Yuto Hokamura	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin 30	19 Sep 2021	Saitama, Japan	Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix quarter-final
Win	Shintaro Ishiwatari	KO (punches and soccer kick)	1	2:01	Rizin 28	13 Jun 2021	Tokyo, Japan	Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Yuki Motoya	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:00	Rizin 26	31 Dec 2020	Saitama, Japan
Win	Shooto Watanabe	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:40	Rizin 22	9 Aug 2020	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Trent Girdham	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin 21	22 Feb 2020	Hamamatsu, Japan
Win	Toshiaki Kitada	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:41	DEEP 93 Impact	15 Dec 2019	Tokyo, Japan	Bantamweight debut
Loss	Sean Santella	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Fury FC 72	16 Feb 2019	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Matt Schnell	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards	23 Jun 2018	Kallang, Singapore
Win	Carls John De Tomas	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia	17 Jun 2017	Kallang, Singapore	Catchweight (131 lb); De Tomas missed weight
Win	Tomohiro Adaniya	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	DEEP 78 Impact	18 Mar 2017	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Yuya Shibata	Submission (armbar)	2	2:51	DEEP Cage Impact 2016 in Osaka	9 Oct 2016
Win	Go Minamide	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	DEEP 77 Impact	27 Aug 2016	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Naoyuki Kato	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:44	DEEP Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 17	12 Jun 2016
Win	Iyori Akiba	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:32	DEEP Cage Impact 2016	23 Apr 2016	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Chikara Shimabukuro	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	DEEP 74 Impact	20 Dec 2015	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kenji Yamanaka	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:21	DEEP 72 Impact	16 May 2015	Tokyo, Japan	Sources differ on the submission (rear-naked choke / armbar)
Win	Kanta Sato	Submission (armbar)	1	2:49	DEEP Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 16	8 Mar 2015		Pro debut