梅乃里 · Juryo · Takasago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Takasago stable |
| From | Ibaraki-ken, Mito-shi |
| Born | 1964-05-03 |
| Height | 190.6 cm |
| Weight | 171.8 kg |
| First tournament | March 1980 |
| Retired | 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 梅乃里. Taken character by character:
| 梅 | plum blossom |
| 乃 | of (a classical possessive) |
| 里 | one’s home village |
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 →
Umenosato Shoji has fought 605 recorded bouts, winning 313 and losing 292 — a winning rate of 51.7%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 78 | 38.6% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 28 | 13.9% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 21 | 10.4% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 18 | 8.9% |
| Arm lock throw | 小手投げ | 16 | 7.9% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 7 | 3.5% |
| Arm barring force out | 極め出し | 6 | 3.0% |
| Backward force down | 浴びせ倒し | 5 | 2.5% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aranonami Jiro | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Yamanakayama Kazuhiro | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Tochitenko Masataka | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Koriyama Yuji | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ohidake Eiryu | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Seifuriki Hidehiko | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Kiyonofuji Takeshi# | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Kusunosato Masatoshi# | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 2001 | Sandanme 44 East | 4–3 |
| November 2000 | Sandanme 29 East | 3–4 |
| September 2000 | Sandanme 3 West | 1–6 |
| July 2000 | Sandanme 27 West | 5–2 |
| May 2000 | Sandanme 43 East | 4–3 |
| March 2000 | Sandanme 75 West | 5–2 |
| January 2000 | Sandanme 60 West | 3–4 |
| November 1999 | Sandanme 77 East | 4–3 |
| September 1999 | Sandanme 32 West | 0–5–2 |
| July 1999 | Sandanme 19 East | 3–4 |
| May 1999 | Sandanme 1 East | 2–5 |
| March 1999 | Makushita 24 East | 0–7 |
| January 1999 | Makushita 32 West | 4–3 |
| November 1998 | Sandanme 4 West | 6–1 |
| September 1998 | Sandanme 17 West | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Umenosato Shoji: 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.