福ノ里 · Juryo · Michinoku stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Michinoku stable |
| From | Iwate-ken, Kunohe-gun, Karumai-machi |
| Born | 1961-06-04 |
| Height | 181 cm |
| Weight | 105 kg |
| First tournament | July 1978 |
| Retired | 1993-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 福ノ里. Taken character by character:
| 福 | good fortune |
| 里 | one’s home village |
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Fukunosato Kunio has fought 352 recorded bouts, winning 185 and losing 167 — a winning rate of 52.6%. He has taken 2 championships.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 12 | 22.2% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 9 | 16.7% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 7 | 13.0% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 3 | 5.6% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 3 | 5.6% |
| Head lock throw | 首投げ | 3 | 5.6% |
| Minor inner foot sweep | 蹴返し | 2 | 3.7% |
| Inner thigh propping twist down | 内無双 | 2 | 3.7% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oishida Kenji | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Yamanishiki Yoshiaki | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Umenosato Shoji | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Akinomine Yoshinobu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Yamanakayama Kazuhiro | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Kotokuroshio Kazunori | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tochitenko Masataka | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dairyu Tadahiro | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1993 | Makushita 3 East | 2–5 |
| March 1993 | Makushita 5 East | 4–3 |
| January 1993 | Makushita 19 East | 6–1 |
| November 1992 | Makushita 42 East | 6–1 |
| September 1992 | Makushita 16 East | 1–6 |
| July 1992 | Makushita 10 West | 3–4 |
| May 1992 | Makushita 24 West | 5–2 |
| March 1992 | Makushita 39 East | 5–2 |
| January 1992 | Makushita 14 West | 1–4–2 |
| November 1991 | Makushita 17 West | 4–3 |
| September 1991 | Makushita 11 East | 3–4 |
| July 1991 | Makushita 15 East | 4–3 |
| May 1991 | Makushita 9 East | 3–4 |
| March 1991 | Makushita 11 West | 4–3 |
| January 1991 | Makushita 7 West | 3–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Fukunosato Kunio: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.