[1] Egan Inoue was born on 4 June 1965, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in a family of Japanese descent.
[7] Four years later, in 1990, Inoue defeated fellow American Tim Doyle in the final, 13–15, 15–13, 15–5, to win his second World Championship.
[1] In 1996, Inoue won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the blue belt division.
He then returned to Brazil in 1997 and won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the absolute purple belt division.
Inoue's MMA career led him to fights in Pride, Shooto, Superbrawl and Luminex Cup.