福薗 · Juryo · Izutsu stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Izutsu stable |
| From | Kagoshima-ken, Aira-gun, Hayato-cho - Kagoshima-ken, Kirishima-shi |
| Born | 1973-01-29 |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Weight | 109 kg |
| First tournament | March 1988 |
| Retired | 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 福薗. Taken character by character:
| 福 | good fortune |
⚠️The character 薗 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
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 →
Fukuzono Yoichiro has fought 793 recorded bouts, winning 417 and losing 376 — a winning rate of 52.6%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 76 | 20.9% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 55 | 15.2% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 44 | 12.1% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 24 | 6.6% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 22 | 6.1% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 21 | 5.8% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 19 | 5.2% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 18 | 5.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokenzan Hiroyuki | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Kotoiwakuni Takeshi | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Karatsunada Kunihiro | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Tochinoyama Hiroshi | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Kyokunankai Hiromitsu | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Yoshiazuma | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Maenowaka Noritaka | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Aranonami Jiro | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Makushita 38 West | 1–6 |
| March 2007 | Makushita 43 West | 4–3 |
| January 2007 | Makushita 50 East | 4–3 |
| November 2006 | Makushita 40 West | 3–4 |
| September 2006 | Makushita 24 West | 2–5 |
| July 2006 | Makushita 5 West | 1–6 |
| May 2006 | Makushita 7 East | 4–3 |
| March 2006 | Makushita 3 East | 3–4 |
| January 2006 | Makushita 8 East | 5–2 |
| November 2005 | Makushita 12 West | 4–3 |
| September 2005 | Makushita 21 West | 5–2 |
| July 2005 | Makushita 35 East | 5–2 |
| May 2005 | Makushita 44 East | 4–3 |
| March 2005 | Makushita 19 East | 1–6 |
| January 2005 | Makushita 7 East | 2–5 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Fukuzono Yoichiro: 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.