松嶋 · Juryo · Tatsunami stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tatsunami stable |
| From | Tokyo-to, Nishitama-gun, Okutama-machi |
| Born | 1935-06-15 |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 112 kg |
| First tournament | May 1953 |
| Retired | 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 松嶋. Taken character by character:
| 松 | pine |
⚠️The character 嶋 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 →
Matsushima Ippei has fought 150 recorded bouts, winning 70 and losing 80 — a winning rate of 46.7%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 27 | 38.6% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 14 | 20.0% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 7 | 10.0% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 5 | 7.1% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 3 | 4.3% |
| Backward pivot throw | 打っ棄り | 2 | 2.9% |
| Pulling inside ankle sweep | 蹴手繰り | 2 | 2.9% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 2 | 2.9% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osegawa Hangoro | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Takimiyama Nobuo | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Sagahikari Kenji | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Takanishiki Teruo | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Kochi Tsuguo | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Kainoyama Isamu | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ijuin Daihachi | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Fukunoumi Nanao | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1962 | Makushita 52 West | 6–1 |
| November 1961 | Makushita 35 West | 1–6 |
| September 1961 | Makushita 23 East | 2–5 |
| July 1961 | Makushita 8 West | 1–6 |
| May 1961 | Juryo 17 East | 4–11 |
| March 1961 | Juryo 11 East | 5–10 |
| January 1961 | Juryo 13 West | 8–7 |
| November 1960 | Juryo 9 West | 6–9 |
| September 1960 | Juryo 11 West | 8–7 |
| July 1960 | Juryo 8 West | 5–10 |
| May 1960 | Juryo 7 West | 7–8 |
| March 1960 | Juryo 7 West | 8–7 |
| January 1960 | Juryo 9 East | 8–7 |
| November 1959 | Juryo 19 West | 11–4 |
| September 1959 | Makushita 13 West | 8–0 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Matsushima Ippei: 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.