綿谷 · Jonidan · Arashio stable · active
| Highest rank | Jonidan |
| Stable | Arashio stable |
| From | Ishikawa-ken, Komatsu-shi |
| Born | 1999-07-07 |
| Height | 174.5 cm |
| Weight | 98.8 kg |
| First tournament | May 2015 |
The ring name is written 綿谷. Taken character by character:
| 谷 | valley |
⚠️The character 綿 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 →
Watatani has fought 439 recorded bouts, winning 196 and losing 243 — a winning rate of 44.6%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 64 | 32.7% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 33 | 16.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 30 | 15.3% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 9 | 4.6% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 8 | 4.1% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 8 | 4.1% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 3.1% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 5 | 2.6% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuazuma | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Asanoshima Jiro | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Wakaikki | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Takeazuma Mao | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Satsumao | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Okuni | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Oatari | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tsuyasato | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Jonidan 28 West | 1–6 |
| May 2026 | Jonidan 54 West | 4–3 |
| March 2026 | Jonidan 87 West | 4–3 |
| January 2026 | Jonidan 71 East | 3–4 |
| November 2025 | Jonidan 50 West | 3–4 |
| September 2025 | Jonidan 80 East | 4–3 |
| July 2025 | Jonidan 43 East | 2–5 |
| May 2025 | Jonidan 86 East | 5–2 |
| March 2025 | Jonidan 75 East | 3–4 |
| January 2025 | Jonidan 44 East | 2–5 |
| November 2024 | Jonidan 67 West | 4–3 |
| September 2024 | Jonidan 35 West | 2–5 |
| July 2024 | Jonidan 62 West | 4–3 |
| May 2024 | Jonidan 43 East | 3–4 |
| March 2024 | Jonidan 74 West | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Watatani: 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.