平ノ戸 · Juryo · Dewanoumi stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Dewanoumi stable |
| From | Nagasaki-ken, Sasebo-shi |
| Born | 1921-12-10 |
| Height | 174 cm |
| Weight | 97 kg |
| First tournament | May 1940 |
| Retired | 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 平ノ戸. Taken character by character:
| 平 | flat; peaceful |
| 戸 | door, gate |
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 →
Hiranoto Chiyozo has fought 105 recorded bouts, winning 48 and losing 57 — a winning rate of 45.7%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 10 | 20.8% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 7 | 14.6% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 6 | 12.5% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 4 | 8.3% |
| Backward pivot throw | 打っ棄り | 3 | 6.2% |
| Twisting backward knee trip | 切り返し | 3 | 6.2% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 2 | 4.2% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 2 | 4.2% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsunishiki Tsuneichi | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Dairyu Shiro | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Sagahikari Kenji | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kaminishiki Kuniyasu | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mizuki# | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Otayama Ichiro | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Hakuryuyama Keisuke | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sakunobori Someta | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1959 | Makushita 2 West | 0–0–8 |
| March 1959 | Juryo 16 West | 5–10 |
| January 1959 | Juryo 12 West | 6–9 |
| November 1958 | Juryo 11 West | 7–8 |
| September 1958 | Juryo 9 East | 7–8 |
| July 1958 | Juryo 8 West | 7–8 |
| May 1958 | Juryo 6 East | 6–9 |
| March 1958 | Juryo 12 East | 10–5 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Hiranoto Chiyozo: 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.