北勝岩 · Juryo · Hakkaku stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Hakkaku stable |
| From | Aomori-ken, Kitatsugaru-gun, Kanagi-cho |
| Born | 1974-06-01 |
| Height | 176.5 cm |
| Weight | 154 kg |
| First tournament | March 1997 |
| Retired | 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 北勝岩. Taken character by character:
| 北 | north |
| 勝 | victory |
| 岩 | crag |
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 →
Hokutoiwa Osamu has fought 626 recorded bouts, winning 309 and losing 317 — a winning rate of 49.4%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 196 | 63.4% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 40 | 12.9% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 19 | 6.1% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 15 | 4.9% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 11 | 3.6% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 8 | 2.6% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 6 | 1.9% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 5 | 1.6% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daimanazuru Kenji | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Sumanofuji Shigeo | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Oga Atsushi | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Kimenryu Masaki | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Wakatenro Keisuke | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Senshuyama Yoshihiro | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Daishoyama Tsuyoshi | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Kobo Kenichi | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Sandanme 55 East | 3–4 |
| March 2010 | Sandanme 29 East | 2–5 |
| January 2010 | Makushita 56 West | 1–6 |
| November 2009 | Sandanme 44 West | 6–1 |
| September 2009 | Sandanme 18 West | 2–5 |
| July 2009 | Sandanme 32 East | 4–3 |
| May 2009 | Sandanme 17 East | 3–4 |
| March 2009 | Sandanme 2 East | 3–4 |
| January 2009 | Sandanme 27 East | 5–2 |
| November 2008 | Makushita 52 West | 1–6 |
| September 2008 | Makushita 42 East | 3–4 |
| July 2008 | Makushita 53 East | 4–3 |
| May 2008 | Sandanme 13 West | 5–2 |
| March 2008 | Makushita 53 West | 2–5 |
| January 2008 | Makushita 36 West | 2–5 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Hokutoiwa Osamu: 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.