若東 · Juryo · Tamanoi stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tamanoi stable |
| From | Brazil, Sao Paulo |
| Born | 1976-04-21 |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Weight | 120.5 kg |
| First tournament | September 1991 |
| Retired | 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 若東. Taken character by character:
| 若 | young |
| 東 | east |
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 →
Wakaazuma Yoshinobu has fought 468 recorded bouts, winning 251 and losing 217 — a winning rate of 53.6%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 60 | 23.9% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 44 | 17.5% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 16 | 6.4% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 14 | 5.6% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 13 | 5.2% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 11 | 4.4% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 11 | 4.4% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 10 | 4.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torafusuyama Yoshiyuki | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Kotonomine Tokumi | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Arauma Yukihito | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Toyozakura Toshiaki | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Shunketsu Yuji | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Ominato Shoji# | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Ushiomaru Motoyasu | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Tomikaze Satoru | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Sandanme 16 West | 0–0–7 |
| March 2003 | Sandanme 4 East | 3–4 |
| January 2003 | Makushita 51 West | 3–4 |
| November 2002 | Makushita 40 East | 3–4 |
| September 2002 | Makushita 21 West | 2–5 |
| July 2002 | Makushita 9 West | 2–5 |
| May 2002 | Makushita 5 West | 3–4 |
| March 2002 | Makushita 9 West | 4–3 |
| January 2002 | Makushita 24 East | 6–1 |
| November 2001 | Makushita 16 East | 3–4 |
| September 2001 | Makushita 5 East | 2–5 |
| July 2001 | Makushita 7 West | 4–3 |
| May 2001 | Juryo 13 West | 4–11 |
| March 2001 | Makushita 4 West | 4–3 |
| January 2001 | Makushita 6 West | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Wakaazuma Yoshinobu: 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.