- Highest rank
- sekiwake 関脇The third rank, just below ōzeki. More on sekiwake
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Izutsu
- From
- Kagoshima-ken, Aira-gun, Kajiki-cho
- Born
- 26 April 1929
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 114 kg
- Debut
- 194706 1947
- Retired
- 1 July 1967
Rank by basho 57 basho on the banzuke
Makuuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makuuchi | 57 | 401 | 430 | 48% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
Shukun-sho ×1, Gino-sho ×7, Kanto-sho ×2. 8 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tochihikari | 32 | 12-20 | Compare |
| Wakahaguro | 26 | 8-18 | Compare |
| Oginohana | 25 | 18-7 | Compare |
| Haguroyama | 24 | 16-8 | Compare |
| Dewanishiki | 24 | 14-10 | Compare |
| Wakachichibu | 24 | 12-12 | Compare |
| Kairyuyama | 24 | 11-13 | Compare |
| Fujinishiki | 23 | 10-13 | Compare |
| Daigo | 22 | 11-11 | Compare |
| Fusanishiki | 20 | 11-9 | Compare |
| Taiho | 20 | 1-19 | Compare |
| Kainoyama | 20 | 5-15 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to KainoyamaDefault
- Lost to Asasegawayorikiri
- Lost to Aonosatouwatehineri
- Lost to Toyokunioshidashi
- Beat Tochioyamaoshidashi
- Lost to Wakatenryuyorikiri
- Lost to Wakayoshibauwatenage
- Lost to Tochiazumatsuridashi
- Lost to Fujinishikiyorikiri
- Lost to Wakamiyamayorikiri
- Lost to Tensuiyamayorikiri
- Beat Hanahikariyorikiri
- Lost to Futagodakeoshidashi
- Lost to Kairyuyamautchari
- Lost to Misogidoriyorikiri