吉ノ岩 · Juryo · Nishonoseki stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Nishonoseki stable |
| From | Nagasaki-ken, Omura-shi |
| Born | 1938-10-29 |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| First tournament | January 1956 |
| Retired | 1963-07-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 吉ノ岩. Taken character by character:
| 岩 | crag |
⚠️The character 吉 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 →
Yoshinoiwa Yoshiyuki has fought 107 recorded bouts, winning 44 and losing 63 — a winning rate of 41.1%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 10 | 22.7% |
| Twisting underarm throw | 下手捻り | 6 | 13.6% |
| Inside leg trip | 内掛け | 6 | 13.6% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 6 | 13.6% |
| Hooking inner thigh throw | 掛け投げ | 4 | 9.1% |
| Pulling over armthrow | 上手出し投げ | 2 | 4.5% |
| Thigh grabbing push down | 渡し込み | 2 | 4.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 1 | 2.3% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawahikari Yukio | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Wakasugiyama Toyoichi | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Azumanishiki Eizaburo | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Aranami Hideyoshi | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kitanokuni Hitoshi | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Ichinoya Totaro | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tokitsunami Tomonori | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tochioyama Yuki | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| July 1963 | Makushita 1 West | 0–0–7 |
| May 1963 | Juryo 12 East | 3–12 |
| March 1963 | Juryo 16 East | 8–7 |
| January 1963 | Juryo 8 West | 4–11 |
| November 1962 | Juryo 14 East | 8–7 |
| September 1962 | Juryo 8 West | 5–10 |
| July 1962 | Juryo 7 East | 7–8 |
| May 1962 | Juryo 17 East | 9–6 |
| March 1962 | Makushita 1 East | 4–3 |
| January 1962 | Makushita 2 East | 4–4 |
| November 1961 | Makushita 16 West | 6–1 |
| September 1961 | Makushita 21 East | 4–3 |
| July 1961 | Makushita 17 East | 3–4 |
| May 1961 | Makushita 15 West | 3–4 |
| March 1961 | Makushita 20 East | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Yoshinoiwa Yoshiyuki: 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.