肥後ノ龍 · Sandanme · Kise stable · active
| Highest rank | Sandanme |
| Stable | Kise stable |
| From | Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-shi - Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-shi, Chuo-ku |
| Born | 1985-11-19 |
| Height | 172 cm |
| Weight | 224.5 kg |
| First tournament | March 2004 |
The ring name is written 肥後ノ龍. Taken character by character:
| 龍 | dragon |
⚠️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 →
Higonoryu has fought 908 recorded bouts, winning 405 and losing 503 — a winning rate of 44.6%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 210 | 51.9% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 64 | 15.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 26 | 6.4% |
| Arm lock throw | 小手投げ | 22 | 5.4% |
| Arm barring force out | 極め出し | 14 | 3.5% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 11 | 2.7% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 11 | 2.7% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 7 | 1.7% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adachi | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Kasuganami Tadahito | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Terunosato | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Satonofuji | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Tamakishin Shoji | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Isenohana Yasumasa | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Hokutogo Kazuya | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Kokuryunami | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Jonidan 86 West | 0–7 |
| May 2026 | Jonokuchi 21 West | 4–3 |
| March 2026 | Jonokuchi 9 West | 0–3–4 |
| January 2026 | Jonokuchi 16 West | 3–4 |
| November 2025 | Jonokuchi 13 West | 1–3–3 |
| September 2025 | Jonokuchi 4 East | 1–6 |
| July 2025 | Jonidan 103 West | 3–4 |
| May 2025 | Jonidan 96 West | 3–4 |
| March 2025 | Jonidan 92 East | 3–4 |
| January 2025 | Jonidan 89 East | 3–4 |
| November 2024 | Jonidan 56 West | 2–5 |
| September 2024 | Jonidan 90 West | 4–3 |
| July 2024 | Jonidan 94 East | 3–4 |
| May 2024 | Jonidan 88 East | 3–4 |
| March 2024 | Jonidan 87 West | 3–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Higonoryu: 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.