政風 · Juryo · Oguruma stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Oguruma stable |
| From | Nagasaki-ken, Nagasaki-shi |
| Born | 1983-04-28 |
| Height | 184 cm |
| Weight | 174 kg |
| First tournament | March 2006 |
| Retired | 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 政風. Taken character by character:
| 風 | wind |
⚠️The character 政 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
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 →
Masakaze Mototsugu has fought 495 recorded bouts, winning 256 and losing 239 — a winning rate of 51.7%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 116 | 45.3% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 35 | 13.7% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 27 | 10.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 22 | 8.6% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 12 | 4.7% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 8 | 3.1% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 7 | 2.7% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 6 | 2.3% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shosei Takeshi | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Arawashi Tsuyoshi | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Tokushinho Motohisa | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Kitaharima | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Satoyama Kosaku | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Oniarashi Chikara | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Homarefuji Yoshiyuki | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Masuraumi Kota | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Jonokuchi 12 East | 0–0–6 |
| March 2018 | Jonidan 90 West | 0–0–7 |
| January 2018 | Jonidan 20 West | 0–0–7 |
| November 2017 | Sandanme 60 East | 0–1–6 |
| September 2017 | Sandanme 48 East | 3–4 |
| July 2017 | Sandanme 17 West | 2–5 |
| May 2017 | Sandanme 2 East | 3–4 |
| March 2017 | Sandanme 27 West | 5–2 |
| January 2017 | Sandanme 5 West | 3–4 |
| November 2016 | Sandanme 17 West | 4–3 |
| September 2016 | Sandanme 30 East | 4–3 |
| July 2016 | Makushita 54 East | 0–2–5 |
| May 2016 | Sandanme 17 West | 5–2 |
| March 2016 | Sandanme 3 East | 3–4 |
| January 2016 | Makushita 48 West | 3–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Masakaze Mototsugu: 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.