緑岩 · Juryo · Tatsunami stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tatsunami stable |
| From | Toyama-ken, Nei-gun |
| Born | 1933-09-09 |
| Height | 174 cm |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| First tournament | September 1950 |
| Retired | 1959-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 緑岩. Taken character by character:
| 岩 | crag |
⚠️The character 緑 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 →
Midoriiwa Saburo has fought 49 recorded bouts, winning 24 and losing 25 — a winning rate of 49.0%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 11 | 45.8% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 4 | 16.7% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 2 | 8.3% |
| Twisting underarm throw | 下手捻り | 2 | 8.3% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 2 | 8.3% |
| Under shoulder swing down | 肩すかし | 1 | 4.2% |
| Inside leg trip | 内掛け | 1 | 4.2% |
| Inner thigh throw | 櫓投げ | 1 | 4.2% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamanoura Tomoki | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ijuin Daihachi | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tachikaze Yoshitsune | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Masumiyama Akimasa | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hisahikari Hisakichi | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hideminato Tadashi | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kaminishiki Kuniyasu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hidenishiki Hiromitsu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 1959 | Makushita 11 East | 1–7 |
| July 1959 | Makushita 12 East | 5–3 |
| May 1959 | Makushita 6 West | 2–6 |
| March 1959 | Makushita 2 West | 3–5 |
| January 1959 | Makushita 2 West | 4–4 |
| November 1958 | Juryo 18 West | 4–11 |
| September 1958 | Juryo 19 West | 8–7 |
| July 1958 | Juryo 24 West | 9–6 |
| May 1958 | Makushita 3 East | 5–3 |
| March 1958 | Makushita 3 East | 4–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Midoriiwa Saburo: 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.