山中山 · Juryo · Magaki stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Magaki stable |
| From | Tochigi-ken, Nasu-gun, Ogawa-machi |
| Born | 1970-09-17 |
| Height | 176 cm |
| Weight | 163 kg |
| First tournament | March 1986 |
| Retired | 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 山中山. Taken character by character:
| 山 | mountain |
| 中 | middle |
| 山 | mountain |
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 →
Yamanakayama Kazuhiro has fought 358 recorded bouts, winning 183 and losing 175 — a winning rate of 51.1%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 50 | 42.0% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 25 | 21.0% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 7 | 5.9% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 5.0% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 5 | 4.2% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 5 | 4.2% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 5 | 4.2% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 5 | 4.2% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umenosato Shoji | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Asaota Makoto | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Kotoryu Hiroo | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Ohidake Eiryu | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Minenofuji Toshiaki# | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Tochitenko Masataka | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Wakadozan Mitsuo | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Fukunosato Kunio | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 1997 | Jonidan 3 East | 0–0–7 |
| January 1997 | Sandanme 43 West | 0–0–7 |
| November 1996 | Sandanme 16 East | 2–5 |
| September 1996 | Sandanme 46 West | 5–2 |
| July 1996 | Sandanme 31 East | 3–4 |
| May 1996 | Sandanme 6 West | 2–5 |
| March 1996 | Makushita 39 East | 1–6 |
| January 1996 | Makushita 19 West | 2–5 |
| November 1995 | Makushita 42 West | 6–1 |
| September 1995 | Makushita 35 West | 3–4 |
| July 1995 | Makushita 25 East | 3–4 |
| May 1995 | Makushita 16 West | 3–4 |
| March 1995 | Makushita 4 West | 2–5 |
| January 1995 | Makushita 8 West | 4–3 |
| November 1994 | Makushita 3 West | 3–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Yamanakayama Kazuhiro: 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.