誠山 · Juryo · Tatsunami stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tatsunami stable |
| From | Hyogo-ken, Amagasaki-shi |
| Born | 1937-11-27 |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| First tournament | September 1954 |
| Retired | 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 誠山. Taken character by character:
| 誠 | sincerity |
| 山 | mountain |
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 →
Makotoyama# has fought 138 recorded bouts, winning 69 and losing 69 — a winning rate of 50.0%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 23 | 33.3% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 10 | 14.5% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 7 | 10.1% |
| Twist down | 巻き落とし | 5 | 7.2% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 3 | 4.3% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 3 | 4.3% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 3 | 4.3% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 2 | 2.9% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisahikari Hisakichi | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Tamanoura Tomoki | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Hakuyuzan Noboru | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Sagahikari Kenji | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Miyabashira Yoshio | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Takimiyama Nobuo | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Asanoumi Masakiyo | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ijuin Daihachi | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1962 | Sandanme 1 East | 0–3–4 |
| November 1961 | Makushita 69 West | 2–5 |
| September 1961 | Makushita 65 East | 3–4 |
| July 1961 | Makushita 72 East | 4–3 |
| May 1961 | Makushita 50 West | 1–6 |
| March 1961 | Makushita 23 East | 0–7 |
| January 1961 | Makushita 40 West | 6–1 |
| November 1960 | Makushita 29 East | 2–5 |
| September 1960 | Makushita 38 East | 5–2 |
| July 1960 | Makushita 34 West | 3–4 |
| May 1960 | Makushita 18 East | 1–7 |
| March 1960 | Makushita 4 East | 1–7 |
| January 1960 | Makushita 1 East | 3–5 |
| November 1959 | Juryo 13 East | 6–9 |
| September 1959 | Juryo 8 East | 6–9 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Makotoyama#: 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.