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Kotoryu Hiroo

· Maegashira · Sadogatake stable · retired

Highest rankMaegashira
StableSadogatake stable
FromChiba-ken, Ichikawa-shi - Hyogo-ken, Takasago-shi
Born1972-03-02
Height183 cm
Weight146 kg
First tournamentMarch 1987
Retired2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

What the name means

The ring name is written . Taken character by character:

the koto, a Japanese zither
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 →

Career record

Kotoryu Hiroo has fought 1,111 recorded bouts, winning 565 and losing 546 — a winning rate of 50.9%. He has taken 1 championship. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 3 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.

How he wins

TechniqueJapaneseWinsShare
Frontal force out16232.7%
Frontal push out6012.1%
Over arm throw408.1%
Frontal crush out377.5%
Slap down234.6%
Thrust down204.0%
Hand pull down193.8%
Beltless armthrow193.8%

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

Most frequent opponents

OpponentBoutsWonLost
Asanowaka Takehiko281414
Shikishima Katsumori25817
Kyokushuzan Noboru241311
Kaiho Ryoji231013
Aogiyama Hideki1899
Chiyotaikai Ryuji18612
Tamakasuga Ryoji18810
Kyokutenho Masaru18117

Recent tournaments

TournamentRankRecord
May 2005Juryo 8 East0–0
March 2005Maegashira 12 West0–4–11
January 2005Maegashira 7 West4–11
November 2004Maegashira 9 East8–7
September 2004Maegashira 8 East7–8
July 2004Maegashira 3 East4–11
May 2004Maegashira 9 East10–5
March 2004Maegashira 10 West8–7
January 2004Maegashira 9 East7–8
November 2003Maegashira 7 West7–8
September 2003Maegashira 3 East4–11
July 2003Maegashira 5 West8–7
May 2003Maegashira 10 East9–6
March 2003Maegashira 5 East5–10
January 2003Maegashira 8 West8–7

Head-to-head records

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

OpponentBoutsRecord
Asanowaka Takehiko2814–14
Shikishima Katsumori258–17
Kyokushuzan Noboru2413–11
Kaiho Ryoji2310–13
Chiyotaikai Ryuji186–12
Kyokutenho Masaru1811–7
Tamakasuga Ryoji188–10
Aogiyama Hideki189–9
Dejima Takeharu176–11
Tokitsuumi Masahiro1711–6
Miyabiyama Tetsushi156–9
Wakanoyama Hiroshi154–11
Hamanoshima Keishi157–8
Ganyu Kenji157–8
Higonoumi Naoya157–8
Minatofuji Takayuki158–7
Terao Tsunefumi145–9
Tosanoumi Toshio143–11
Oginishiki Yasutoshi147–7
Gojoro Katsuhiro1410–4
Musoyama Masashi135–8
Tochinonada Taiichi133–10
Toki Susumu134–9
Asanosho Hajime138–5
Takanonami Sadahiro122–10
Hokutoriki Hideki124–8
Jumonji Tomokazu128–4

More detail

The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotoryu Hiroo: 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.

Kotoryu Hiroo () — full record (Japanese)

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