上手捻り · uwatehineri · Twisting techniques
940 recorded bouts have been decided by this technique — 0.15% of all bouts in the database, ranking it 31 of 87 by frequency.
Written 上手捻り, read うわてひねり and romanised uwatehineri. The Japan Sumo Association classes it as twisting techniques (捻り手).
The English name here follows NHK WORLD-JAPAN (GRAND SUMO Highlights - Techniques). We do not translate technique names ourselves.
| Wrestler | Times | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 千代翔馬 | 6 | 回数 西前頭十枚目 |
| 霧島 | 6 | 東大関 |
| 高安 | 5 | 西前頭七枚目 |
| 希善龍 | 5 | 元十両十一枚目 |
| 琴櫻 | 5 | 西大関 |
From the association’s own tally, which covers a different (shorter) period than the bout counts above. Names are given in Japanese.