- Highest rank
- sandanme 三段目The fourth division, with 160 wrestlers since January 2025. More on sandanme 74
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Minezaki
- From
- Aomori-ken, Hachinohe-shi
- Born
- 5 October 1972
- Height
- 172 cm
- Weight
- 118 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1988
- Retired
- 1 September 2011
Rank by basho 140 basho on the banzuke
SandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 12 | 31 | 27 | 53% |
| Jonidan | 125 | 408 | 467 | 47% |
| Sandanme | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27% |
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
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanaka | 7 | 2-5 | Compare |
| Kagamiryu | 6 | 4-2 | Compare |
| Daigonishiki | 6 | 5-1 | Compare |
| Hidemusashi | 5 | 4-1 | Compare |
| Okoyama | 5 | 1-4 | Compare |
| Hirano | 5 | 2-3 | Compare |
| Hiranoyama | 5 | 2-3 | Compare |
| Kotofubuki | 5 | 3-2 | Compare |
| Komatensho | 5 | 4-1 | Compare |
| Kotoimura | 4 | 1-3 | Compare |
| Ohara | 4 | 4-0 | Compare |
| Hideazuma | 4 | 2-2 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to Tenkaizanyorikiri
- Lost to Hatachijooshidashi
- Lost to Ryuozanyorikiri
- Beat Kozanhatakikomi
- Lost to Wakamishoyorikiri
- Beat Shuhooshidashi
- Beat Masuryuyorikiri
- Beat Kanryusukuinage
- Beat Byakkooshidashi
- Beat Shimasegawahatakikomi
- Lost to Kotoaraioshidashi
- Lost to Kurenishikiyorikiri
- Lost to Ganjoyamauwatenage
- Lost to Tochigidakeokuridashi
- Beat Kitasatsumaoshidashi
Ring names
- Kudo from Haru 1988
- Hananomine from Natsu 1988
- Kennomine Kenji from Nagoya 1989
- Hishoyama Kenji from Hatsu 1994
- Minezakura Kenji from Natsu 1995