- Highest rank
- makushita 幕下The third division, and the highest one that isn't salaried. More on makushita 5
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Hanakago
- From
- Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-shi - Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-shi, Nishi-ku
- Born
- 31 March 1980
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 159 kg
- Debut
- Natsu 1995
- Retired
- 1 May 2012
Rank by basho 101 basho on the banzuke
MakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 3 | 11 | 10 | 52% |
| Jonidan | 13 | 49 | 42 | 54% |
| Sandanme | 18 | 59 | 53 | 53% |
| Makushita | 67 | 245 | 232 | 51% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Lost to Kaonishikiuwatenage
- Beat Takakihouwatenage
- Beat Wakarikidoyorikiri
- Beat Takatoshiuwatenage
- Beat Yamatofujioshidashi
- Beat Haruhikarioshidashi
- Lost to Torugawasotogake
- Lost to Kotofukujuyorikiri
- Beat Yamashitauwatehineri
- Beat Kakizoeuwatenage
- Lost to Musashiumiyorikiri
- Lost to Suzakushitatenage
- Lost to Akinokawaoshidashi
- Lost to Rendaiyamayorikiri
- Lost to Toyonokunitsukiotoshi
Ring names
- Rikiryu Yoichi from Natsu 1995
- Rikiryuyama Yoichi from Aki 1999
- Rikiryu Shoki from Hatsu 2004