禊鳳 · Maegashira · Kokonoe stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Kokonoe stable |
| From | Hokkaido, Kamiiso-gun, Kikonai-cho |
| Born | 1943-12-10 |
| Height | 181 cm |
| Weight | 109 kg |
| First tournament | January 1961 |
| Retired | 1969-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 禊鳳. Taken character by character:
| 鳳 | the phoenix |
⚠️The character 禊 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 →
Misogidori Yuji has fought 347 recorded bouts, winning 168 and losing 179 — a winning rate of 48.4%. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 2 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 48 | 28.6% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 32 | 19.0% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 27 | 16.1% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 14 | 8.3% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 8 | 4.8% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 7 | 4.2% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 5 | 3.0% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 4 | 2.4% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakanami Jun | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Daiyu Tatsumi | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Daimonji Kenji | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Futagodake Takeshi | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Hanahikari Setsuo | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Wakamiyama Kohei | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Haguroiwa Tomomi | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Oiteyama Hirokuni | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 1969 | Makushita 9 West | 0–0–7 |
| July 1969 | Juryo 10 East | 2–13 |
| May 1969 | Maegashira 12 West | 1–11–3 |
| March 1969 | Maegashira 12 West | 7–8 |
| January 1969 | Juryo 2 East | 8–7 |
| November 1968 | Juryo 10 East | 11–4 |
| September 1968 | Juryo 4 East | 5–10 |
| July 1968 | Maegashira 12 East | 5–10 |
| May 1968 | Maegashira 4 East | 0–5–10 |
| March 1968 | Maegashira 10 West | 10–5 |
| January 1968 | Maegashira 7 West | 6–9 |
| November 1967 | Maegashira 4 East | 6–9 |
| September 1967 | Maegashira 7 West | 8–7 |
| July 1967 | Maegashira 8 West | 8–7 |
| May 1967 | Maegashira 8 East | 7–8 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Misogidori Yuji: 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.