- Highest rank
- maegashira 前頭The numbered rank-and-file of the top division. More on maegashira 12
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Matsugane
- From
- Chiba-ken, Ichikawa-shi - Wakayama-ken, Wakayama-shi
- Born
- 13 February 1973
- Height
- 172 cm
- Weight
- 160 kg
- Debut
- Kyushu 1995
- Retired
- 1 July 2006
Rank by basho 65 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanme
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makushita | 49 | 175 | 128 | 58% |
| Sandanme | 2 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| Juryo | 11 | 74 | 85 | 47% |
| Makuuchi | 3 | 18 | 29 | 38% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Kyushu 1998Makushita
- 優勝Haru 2001Juryo
- 優勝Haru 2003Makushita
- 優勝Nagoya 2005Makushita
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanagawa | 13 | 6-7 | Compare |
| Juzan | 12 | 8-4 | Compare |
| Kotoiwakuni | 10 | 2-8 | Compare |
| Tamamitsukuni | 10 | 6-4 | Compare |
| Jumonji | 9 | 4-5 | Compare |
| Kitazakura | 9 | 4-5 | Compare |
| Hamanishiki | 9 | 4-5 | Compare |
| Tochinohana | 7 | 3-4 | Compare |
| Yotsukasa | 7 | 1-6 | Compare |
| Kotokanyu | 7 | 4-3 | Compare |
| Dewanofuji | 7 | 4-3 | Compare |
| Sentoryu | 7 | 0-7 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to Nishikikazehatakikomi
- Lost to Yanagawayorikiri
- Lost to Kazafuzankatasukashi
- Beat Kotokanyuoshidashi
- Lost to Sotairyuhatakikomi
- Beat Tachigamiyorikiri
- Beat Kachimorioshidashi
- Lost to Tatsuyutakasokubiotoshi
- Beat Sotenzanuwatedashinage
- Lost to Takanoyamaokuridashi
- Lost to Bushuyamahatakikomi
- Beat Takahashiuwatenage
- Lost to Sokokuraiuwatenage
- Beat Maenowakaoshidashi
- Lost to Kitataikioshitaoshi
Ring names
- Nakao Hiroki from Kyushu 1995
- Nakao Tsunahiro from Aki 2002
- Wakatsutomu Hiroki from Haru 2006