新岐山 · Maegashira · Tokitsukaze stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze stable |
| From | Gifu-ken, Gifu-shi |
| Born | 1940-01-05 |
| Height | 177 cm |
| Weight | 142 kg |
| First tournament | March 1955 |
| Retired | 1963-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 新岐山. Taken character by character:
| 新 | new |
| 山 | mountain |
⚠️The character 岐 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 →
Niigiyama# Tadashi has fought 251 recorded bouts, winning 119 and losing 132 — a winning rate of 47.4%. He has taken 3 championships.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 31 | 26.1% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 16 | 13.4% |
| Arm barring force out | 極め出し | 12 | 10.1% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 11 | 9.2% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 10 | 8.4% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 7 | 5.9% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 7 | 5.9% |
| Frontal thrust down | 突き倒し | 5 | 4.2% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawakaze | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Ichinoya Totaro | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Kainoyama Isamu | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Yoshinomine Motoshi | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Kochi Tsuguo | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Oiteyama Hirokuni | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Yasome Shigeo | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Kitsui Keizo | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1963 | Makushita 5 East | 0–0–7 |
| March 1963 | Juryo 18 East | 4–11 |
| January 1963 | Juryo 6 West | 1–9–5 |
| November 1962 | Juryo 18 West | 10–5 |
| September 1962 | Juryo 8 East | 3–12 |
| July 1962 | Maegashira 14 East | 0–0–15 |
| May 1962 | Maegashira 11 East | 6–9 |
| March 1962 | Maegashira 12 West | 7–8 |
| January 1962 | Juryo 3 West | 12–3 |
| November 1961 | Juryo 12 West | 10–5 |
| September 1961 | Juryo 7 West | 5–10 |
| July 1961 | Juryo 5 West | 5–10 |
| May 1961 | Maegashira 14 West | 3–12 |
| March 1961 | Maegashira 12 East | 6–8–1 |
| January 1961 | Juryo 2 West | 11–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Niigiyama# Tadashi: 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.