- Highest rank
- sandanme 三段目The fourth division, with 160 wrestlers since January 2025. More on sandanme 45
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Minezaki
- From
- Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Hodogaya-ku
- Born
- 23 May 1980
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 101 kg
- Debut
- Hatsu 1999
- Retired
- 1 January 2011
Rank by basho 72 basho on the banzuke
SandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 3 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| Jonidan | 25 | 99 | 58 | 63% |
| Sandanme | 44 | 131 | 164 | 44% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Hatsu 2010Jonokuchi
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Lost to Maeshinpuyorikiri
- Lost to Tochiotohayorikiri
- Lost to Fujiarashioshidashi
- Lost to Miurayorikiri
- Beat Fujitashitatenage
- Lost to Chiyooyorikiri
- Lost to Aonoshooshidashi
- Beat Kotoninseiokuridashi
- Lost to Daishoryuoshidashi
- Beat Kawashitakainahineri
- Lost to Maenofujioshitaoshi
- Beat Kainokurauwatedashinage
- Lost to Kamiyutakayorikiri
- Lost to Kakutaikioshidashi
- Beat Ikinoshimaokuritaoshi
Ring names
- Yanagihara Tsuyoshi from Hatsu 1999
- Kojikara Tsuyoshi from Natsu 2005
- Kozan Tsuyoshi from Hatsu 2006
- Kozan Akifumi from Aki 2007