肥後ノ城 · Juryo · Kise stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Kise stable |
| From | Kumamoto-ken, Shimomashiki-gun, Jonan-machi - Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-shi - Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-shi, Minami-ku |
| Born | 1984-11-05 |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Weight | 135.1 kg |
| First tournament | November 2007 |
| Retired | 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 肥後ノ城. Taken character by character:
| 城 | castle |
⚠️The characters 肥, 後 are left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for them 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 →
Higonojo Masakazu has fought 602 recorded bouts, winning 307 and losing 295 — a winning rate of 51.0%. He has taken 3 championships.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 145 | 47.2% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 52 | 16.9% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 19 | 6.2% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 17 | 5.5% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 14 | 4.6% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 12 | 3.9% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 12 | 3.9% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 11 | 3.6% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horyuyama Yasuyuki | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Aozora Daichi | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Kotokuni Akimasa | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Seiro Takeshi | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Homarefuji Yoshiyuki | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Tenkaiho Takayuki | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Shosei Takeshi | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sotairyu Ryozo | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | Sandanme 36 West | 2–5 |
| September 2021 | Sandanme 10 West | 2–5 |
| July 2021 | Sandanme 35 West | 5–2 |
| May 2021 | Sandanme 18 West | 3–4 |
| March 2021 | Sandanme 7 East | 3–4 |
| January 2021 | Makushita 42 East | 2–5 |
| November 2020 | Makushita 24 West | 2–5 |
| September 2020 | Makushita 32 East | 4–3 |
| July 2020 | Sandanme 7 East | 6–1 |
| March 2020 | Makushita 48 East | 3–4 |
| January 2020 | Makushita 37 West | 3–4 |
| November 2019 | Makushita 45 West | 4–3 |
| September 2019 | Makushita 27 West | 2–5 |
| July 2019 | Makushita 39 West | 5–2 |
| May 2019 | Makushita 48 West | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Higonojo Masakazu: 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.