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Kotogaume Tsuyoshi

· Sekiwake · Sadogatake stable · retired

Highest rankSekiwake
StableSadogatake stable
FromToyama-ken, Nei-gun, Yatsuo-cho
Born1963-10-05
Height178.5 cm
Weight160 kg
First tournamentMarch 1979
Retired1997-05-01T00:00:00Z

What the name means

The ring name is written . Taken character by character:

the koto, a Japanese zither
plum blossom

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 →

Career record

Kotogaume Tsuyoshi has fought 1,232 recorded bouts, winning 617 and losing 615 — a winning rate of 50.1%. He has taken 3 championships. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 3 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.

How he wins

TechniqueJapaneseWinsShare
Frontal push out29150.8%
Frontal force out8715.2%
Slap down5810.1%
Thrust down579.9%
Frontal push down315.4%
Hand pull down142.4%
Frontal crush out132.3%
Rear push out50.9%

Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →

Most frequent opponents

OpponentBoutsWonLost
Terao Tsunefumi322012
Asahifuji Seiya29722
Konishiki Yasokichi27918
Kirishima Kazuhiro261016
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi25322
Sakahoko Nobushige241014
Mitoizumi Masayuki23149
Hokutenyu Katsuhiko23815

Recent tournaments

TournamentRankRecord
May 1997Juryo 11 West2–9
March 1997Juryo 10 West7–8
January 1997Juryo 5 West5–10
November 1996Juryo 10 West8–7
September 1996Juryo 13 West9–6
July 1996Juryo 10 West6–9
May 1996Juryo 11 West8–7
March 1996Juryo 9 East6–9
January 1996Juryo 4 West6–9
November 1995Juryo 7 East9–6
September 1995Juryo 3 West6–9
July 1995Juryo 5 West8–7
May 1995Juryo 7 East8–7
March 1995Juryo 3 West6–9
January 1995Maegashira 16 East5–10

Head-to-head records

Rivalries with at least 12 meetings, each with every bout listed:

OpponentBoutsRecord
Terao Tsunefumi3220–12
Asahifuji Seiya297–22
Konishiki Yasokichi279–18
Kirishima Kazuhiro2610–16
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi253–22
Sakahoko Nobushige2410–14
Hokutenyu Katsuhiko238–15
Mitoizumi Masayuki2314–9
Toyonoumi Shinji2311–12
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu221–21
Onokuni Yasushi219–12
Daijuyama Tadaaki1811–7
Tochinowaka Kiyotaka189–9
Asahisato Kenji188–10
Jingaku Takashi179–8
Ryogoku Kajinosuke1710–7
Akinoshima Katsumi169–7
Ozutsu Takeshi1611–5
Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu1610–6
Takamisugi Takakatsu166–10
Kasugafuji Akihiro169–7
Asashio Taro1510–5
Oginohana Akikazu158–7
Hananoumi Ken148–6
Kirinishiki Toshiro149–5
Kushimaumi Keita148–6
Hananokuni Akihiro137–6
Daizen Takahiro133–10
Kanechika Kazunori135–8
Enazakura Tooru127–5
Misugisato Koji126–6
Itai Keisuke128–4
Kyokugozan Kazuyasu128–4

More detail

The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotogaume Tsuyoshi: 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.

Kotogaume Tsuyoshi () — full record (Japanese)

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