沢光 · Komusubi · Tokitsukaze stable · retired
| Highest rank | Komusubi |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze stable |
| From | Hokkaido, Tokoro-gun, Saroma-cho |
| Born | 1941-06-18 |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 105 kg |
| First tournament | September 1956 |
| Retired | 1964-11-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 沢光. Taken character by character:
| 沢 | a marsh, a mountain stream |
| 光 | light |
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 →
Sawahikari Yukio has fought 251 recorded bouts, winning 127 and losing 124 — a winning rate of 50.6%. He has taken 1 championship. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 1 time — a kinboshi, or gold star.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 57 | 44.9% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 16 | 12.6% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 8 | 6.3% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 6 | 4.7% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 6 | 4.7% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 4.7% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 5 | 3.9% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 4 | 3.1% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakanaruto Kiyomi | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Wakatenryu Yuzo | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Tochioyama Yuki | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Sawakaze | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Miyabashira Yoshio | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Hirokawa Taizo | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Unzenyama Naotoshi | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Miyanohana Hideteru | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| November 1964 | Maegashira 14 West | 0–0–15 |
| September 1964 | Maegashira 7 East | 5–10 |
| July 1964 | Komusubi 1 East | 2–13 |
| May 1964 | Maegashira 4 East | 8–7 |
| March 1964 | Maegashira 10 West | 9–6 |
| January 1964 | Maegashira 5 West | 5–10 |
| November 1963 | Maegashira 12 East | 10–5 |
| September 1963 | Juryo 5 West | 12–3 |
| July 1963 | Juryo 8 East | 8–7 |
| May 1963 | Juryo 8 West | 8–7 |
| March 1963 | Juryo 8 East | 7–8 |
| January 1963 | Juryo 7 West | 7–8 |
| November 1962 | Juryo 7 West | 7–4–4 |
| September 1962 | Juryo 6 West | 7–8 |
| July 1962 | Juryo 5 West | 7–8 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Sawahikari Yukio: 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.