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Kotonowaka Terumasa

· Sekiwake · Sadogatake stable · retired

Highest rankSekiwake
StableSadogatake stable
FromYamagata-ken, Obanazawa-shi
Born1968-05-15
Height191 cm
Weight175 kg
First tournamentMay 1984
Retired2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

What the name means

The ring name is written . Taken character by character:

the koto, a Japanese zither
young

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

Kotonowaka Terumasa has fought 1,406 recorded bouts, winning 704 and losing 702 — a winning rate of 50.1%. He has taken 2 championships. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 10 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.

How he wins

TechniqueJapaneseWinsShare
Frontal force out24738.7%
Over arm throw13521.2%
Frontal push out406.3%
Slap down325.0%
Rear push out294.5%
Frontal crush out243.8%
Underarm throw182.8%
Beltless armthrow132.0%

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

Most frequent opponents

OpponentBoutsWonLost
Takanonami Sadahiro512229
Musashimaru Koyo421329
Takanohana Koji41635
Takatoriki Tadashige402020
Musoyama Masashi381226
Akinoshima Katsumi351916
Wakanohana Masaru341024
Tosanoumi Toshio311714

Recent tournaments

TournamentRankRecord
November 2005Maegashira 11 West5–9
September 2005Maegashira 13 East8–7
July 2005Maegashira 7 East4–11
May 2005Maegashira 8 East8–7
March 2005Maegashira 9 East8–7
January 2005Maegashira 2 East4–11
November 2004Maegashira 5 West9–6
September 2004Maegashira 9 East10–5
July 2004Maegashira 2 West3–12
May 2004Maegashira 5 East8–7
March 2004Maegashira 13 East11–4
January 2004Maegashira 13 East0–0–15
November 2003Maegashira 12 East7–3–5
September 2003Maegashira 12 East0–0–15
July 2003Maegashira 2 West1–2–12

Head-to-head records

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

OpponentBoutsRecord
Takanonami Sadahiro5122–29
Musashimaru Koyo4213–29
Takanohana Koji416–35
Takatoriki Tadashige4020–20
Musoyama Masashi3812–26
Akinoshima Katsumi3519–16
Wakanohana Masaru3410–24
Tosanoumi Toshio3117–14
Kaio Hiroyuki308–22
Akebono Taro273–24
Misugisato Koji2711–16
Dejima Takeharu267–19
Terao Tsunefumi2212–10
Kyokushuzan Noboru2211–11
Tochinonada Taiichi2210–12
Wakanosato Shinobu1910–9
Higonoumi Naoya198–11
Tochiazuma Daisuke184–14
Kyokutenho Masaru188–10
Minatofuji Takayuki1710–7
Kitakachidoki Hayato179–8
Tochinowaka Kiyotaka1713–4
Tamakasuga Ryoji1716–1
Mitoizumi Masayuki169–7
Toki Susumu1614–2
Kaiho Ryoji169–7
Asashoryu Akinori154–11
Daishoyama Naoki156–9
Hamanoshima Keishi155–10
Chiyotaikai Ryuji142–12
Daizen Takahiro147–7
Miyabiyama Tetsushi136–7
Konishiki Yasokichi137–6
Oginohana Akikazu138–5
Toyonoumi Shinji1310–3
Takamisugi Takakatsu138–5
Asahiyutaka Katsuteru136–7
Mainoumi Shuhei125–7
Wakashoyo Shunichi129–3
Asanosho Hajime128–4
Tokitsuumi Masahiro128–4

More detail

The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotonowaka Terumasa: 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.

Kotonowaka Terumasa （） — full record (Japanese)

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