寄り切り · yorikiri · Basic techniques
175,739 recorded bouts have been decided by this technique — 27.42% of all bouts in the database, ranking it 1 of 87 by frequency.
Written 寄り切り, read よりきり and romanised yorikiri. The Japan Sumo Association classes it as basic techniques (基本技).
The English name here follows NHK WORLD-JAPAN (GRAND SUMO Highlights - Techniques). We do not translate technique names ourselves.
| Wrestler | Times | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 佐田の海 | 262 | 回数 西十両二枚目 |
| 竜電 | 233 | 東十両三枚目 |
| 大奄美 | 223 | 元前頭十一枚目 |
| 照ノ富士 | 210 | 元横綱 |
| 栃ノ心 | 206 | 元大関 |
From the association’s own tally, which covers a different (shorter) period than the bout counts above. Names are given in Japanese.