寄り倒し · yoritaoshi · Basic techniques
39,481 recorded bouts have been decided by this technique — 6.16% of all bouts in the database, ranking it 5 of 87 by frequency.
Written 寄り倒し, read よりたおし and romanised yoritaoshi. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 大國山 | 51 | 回数 東序ノ口六枚目 |
| 佐田の海 | 44 | 西十両二枚目 |
| 若元春 | 40 | 東前頭八枚目 |
| 島津海 | 36 | 西幕下四十九枚目 |
| 出羽ノ城 | 35 | 西序二段七枚目 |
From the association’s own tally, which covers a different (shorter) period than the bout counts above. Names are given in Japanese.