Naoki Inoue
Falls for the first time in his professional career
Inoue lost to Matt Schnell via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Singapore.
ANALYSIS
Inoue held his own in this fight. He ate a lot of strikes from Schnell, but he came forward and landed his own as well. Inoue started his UFC career with a win over Carls John de Tomas. This was Inoue's first career defeat after turning professional in 2014.
Inoue held his own in this fight. He ate a lot of strikes from Schnell, but he came forward and landed his own as well. Inoue started his UFC career with a win over Carls John de Tomas. This was Inoue's first career defeat after turning professional in 2014.
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Dominant effort in UFC debut Saturday
Inoue defeated Carls John de Tomas via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Kallang, Singapore.
ANALYSIS
The 20-year-old Japanese prospect was dominant in his UFC debut. In fact, a case can be made that he deserved a 10-8 mark in all three rounds. When all was said and done, Inoue landed 151 strikes, attempted five submissions, and racked up nearly nine minutes (8:54) worth of control time. The level of competition he was facing needs to be strongly taken into consideration, but it was a dominant effort.
The 20-year-old Japanese prospect was dominant in his UFC debut. In fact, a case can be made that he deserved a 10-8 mark in all three rounds. When all was said and done, Inoue landed 151 strikes, attempted five submissions, and racked up nearly nine minutes (8:54) worth of control time. The level of competition he was facing needs to be strongly taken into consideration, but it was a dominant effort.