飛天龍 · Juryo · Tatsunami stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tatsunami stable |
| From | Fukuoka-ken, Fukuoka-shi, Minami-ku |
| Born | 1984-06-16 |
| Height | 188.5 cm |
| Weight | 151.8 kg |
| First tournament | March 2000 |
| Retired | 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 飛天龍. Taken character by character:
| 飛 | to fly |
| 天 | heaven, sky |
| 龍 | dragon |
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 →
Hitenryu Takanobu has fought 813 recorded bouts, winning 427 and losing 386 — a winning rate of 52.5%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 131 | 30.7% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 63 | 14.8% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 46 | 10.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 39 | 9.1% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 22 | 5.2% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 22 | 5.2% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 15 | 3.5% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 13 | 3.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takanoyama Shuntaro | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Nionoumi | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Hagane | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Yotsuguruma Daihachi | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Surugatsukasa Akihiro | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Tochitsubasa Yuichi | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Kasugakuni Yuta | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Daitensho Ken | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Sandanme 99 West | 0–0–7 |
| September 2020 | Jonidan 19 East | 4–3 |
| July 2020 | Jonidan 98 West | 6–1 |
| March 2020 | Jonidan 28 West | 0–0–7 |
| January 2020 | Sandanme 68 West | 0–0–7 |
| November 2019 | Sandanme 8 East | 0–1–6 |
| September 2019 | Sandanme 63 East | 6–1 |
| July 2019 | Jonidan 27 West | 6–1 |
| May 2019 | Sandanme 67 West | 0–0–7 |
| March 2019 | Sandanme 50 East | 3–4 |
| January 2019 | Sandanme 35 East | 3–4 |
| November 2018 | Sandanme 26 East | 3–4 |
| September 2018 | Sandanme 15 East | 3–4 |
| July 2018 | Sandanme 41 East | 5–2 |
| May 2018 | Sandanme 18 West | 2–5 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Hitenryu Takanobu: 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.