山乃口 · Juryo · Hanakago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Hanakago stable |
| From | Hokkaido, Asahikawa-shi |
| Born | 1932-03-20 |
| Height | 167 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| First tournament | September 1951 |
| Retired | 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 山乃口. Taken character by character:
| 山 | mountain |
| 乃 | of (a classical possessive) |
⚠️The character 口 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 →
Yamanokuchi Yuzo has fought 30 recorded bouts, winning 8 and losing 22 — a winning rate of 26.7%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 3 | 37.5% |
| Twisting underarm throw | 下手捻り | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2 handed arm twist down | 腕捻り | 1 | 12.5% |
| Inside leg trip | 内掛け | 1 | 12.5% |
| Head lock throw | 首投げ | 1 | 12.5% |
| Backward force down | 浴びせ倒し | 1 | 12.5% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideminato Tadashi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Masumiyama Akimasa | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tokitsuumi Masao | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hiranoto Chiyozo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sakunobori Someta | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fukudayama Takehiro | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Myobudani Yasuhiko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hakuyuzan Noboru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1959 | Makushita 68 West | 0–0–8 |
| March 1959 | Makushita 51 West | 2–6 |
| January 1959 | Makushita 32 East | 1–7 |
| November 1958 | Makushita 28 West | 3–5 |
| September 1958 | Makushita 22 East | 3–5 |
| July 1958 | Makushita 6 East | 1–7 |
| May 1958 | Juryo 22 East | 2–13 |
| March 1958 | Juryo 16 West | 6–9 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Yamanokuchi Yuzo: 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.