小野錦 · Maegashira · Onogawa stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Onogawa stable |
| From | Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi |
| Born | 1922-03-20 |
| Height | 176 cm |
| Weight | 98 kg |
| First tournament | May 1938 |
| Retired | 1960-03-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 小野錦. Taken character by character:
| 小 | small |
| 野 | field, open country |
| 錦 | brocade |
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 →
Ononishiki Kisaburo has fought 180 recorded bouts, winning 77 and losing 103 — a winning rate of 42.8%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 19 | 24.7% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 12 | 15.6% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 10 | 13.0% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 10 | 13.0% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 4 | 5.2% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 4 | 5.2% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 4 | 5.2% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 3 | 3.9% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagahikari Kenji | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Fukunoumi Nanao | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Mizuki# | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Maegashio Haruo | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Matsunishiki Tsuneichi | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Okinoshima Keiichi | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Asanoumi Masakiyo | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Otayama Ichiro | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 1960 | Makushita 5 East | 0–0–8 |
| January 1960 | Juryo 16 East | 3–12 |
| November 1959 | Juryo 14 West | 7–8 |
| September 1959 | Juryo 13 East | 7–8 |
| July 1959 | Juryo 18 East | 9–6 |
| May 1959 | Juryo 17 East | 7–8 |
| March 1959 | Juryo 8 West | 4–11 |
| January 1959 | Juryo 8 West | 7–8 |
| November 1958 | Juryo 7 West | 7–8 |
| September 1958 | Juryo 8 West | 8–7 |
| July 1958 | Juryo 7 East | 7–8 |
| May 1958 | Juryo 2 East | 5–10 |
| March 1958 | Maegashira 22 East | 6–9 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Ononishiki Kisaburo: 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.