若隼人 · Juryo · Miyagino stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Miyagino stable |
| From | Kagoshima-ken, Kumage-gun, Nakatane-cho |
| Born | 1971-01-03 |
| Height | 185.6 cm |
| Weight | 150.5 kg |
| First tournament | March 1986 |
| Retired | 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 若隼人. Taken character by character:
| 若 | young |
| 隼 | falcon |
⚠️The character 人 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 →
Wakahayato Koji has fought 797 recorded bouts, winning 401 and losing 396 — a winning rate of 50.3%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 121 | 36.4% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 35 | 10.5% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 29 | 8.7% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 24 | 7.2% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 22 | 6.6% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 21 | 6.3% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 20 | 6.0% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 14 | 4.2% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyonoumi Shinji | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Kanechika Kazunori | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Tomonohana Shinya | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Zenshinyama Ryota | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Daizen Takahiro | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Dewaarashi Daisuke | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Asahisato Kenji | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Wakanoyama Hiroshi | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Sandanme 6 East | 3–4 |
| March 2002 | Makushita 51 West | 3–4 |
| January 2002 | Sandanme 1 West | 4–3 |
| November 2001 | Sandanme 1 West | 0–0–7 |
| September 2001 | Makushita 46 West | 3–4 |
| July 2001 | Makushita 34 West | 3–4 |
| May 2001 | Makushita 23 East | 3–4 |
| March 2001 | Makushita 11 East | 2–5 |
| January 2001 | Makushita 6 East | 3–4 |
| November 2000 | Makushita 8 East | 4–3 |
| September 2000 | Makushita 12 East | 4–3 |
| July 2000 | Makushita 16 West | 4–3 |
| May 2000 | Makushita 28 West | 5–2 |
| March 2000 | Makushita 34 West | 4–3 |
| January 2000 | Makushita 23 East | 3–4 |
Rivalries with at least 12 meetings, each with every bout listed:
| Opponent | Bouts | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Toyonoumi Shinji | 16 | 9–7 |
| Kanechika Kazunori | 15 | 6–9 |
| Tomonohana Shinya | 12 | 6–6 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Wakahayato Koji: 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.