- 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
- Kataonami
- From
- Ehime-ken, Higashiuwa-gun, Nomura-cho
- Born
- 7 January 1972
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 150 kg
- Debut
- Hatsu 1994
- Retired
- 1 September 2008
Rank by basho 89 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushita
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makushita | 7 | 32 | 16 | 67% |
| Juryo | 15 | 117 | 78 | 60% |
| Makuuchi | 67 | 454 | 542 | 46% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Natsu 2003Juryo
Kanto-sho ×2, Gino-sho ×2, Shukun-sho ×1. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tosanoumi | 33 | 13-20 | Compare |
| Takanonami | 28 | 10-18 | Compare |
| Dejima | 28 | 9-19 | Compare |
| Kyokushuzan | 24 | 9-15 | Compare |
| Akinoshima | 24 | 9-15 | Compare |
| Otsukasa | 24 | 15-9 | Compare |
| Aogiyama | 23 | 14-9 | Compare |
| Takatoriki | 23 | 16-7 | Compare |
| Takanohana | 22 | 4-18 | Compare |
| Tochinonada | 22 | 8-14 | Compare |
| Kyokutenho | 20 | 9-11 | Compare |
| Kaiho | 20 | 12-8 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Beat Mokonamihikiotoshi
- Lost to Sagatsukasaoshidashi
- Lost to Tosanoumihatakikomi
- Lost to Kotokasugayorikiri
- Beat Kitataikihatakikomi
- Lost to Toyozakuraoshidashi
- Beat Kasugaohatakikomi
- Beat Hoshihikaritsukiotoshi
- Lost to Koryuoshidashi
- Lost to Aranuwatenage
- Lost to Kyokunankaiokuridashi
- Beat Wakakirinoshidashi
- Lost to Kitazakurayorikiri
- Beat Shimotoriokuritaoshi
- Lost to KasugaoDefault
Ring names
- Tamakasuga Ryoji from Hatsu 1994
- Tamakasuga Koji from Nagoya 2000
- Tamakasuga Ryoji from Aki 2000