- 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
- Fukushima-ken, Nishishirakawa-gun, Izumizaki-mura
- Born
- 15 September 1977
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 155 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1998
- Retired
- 1 November 2011
Rank by basho 82 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushita
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makushita | 10 | 43 | 25 | 63% |
| Juryo | 16 | 114 | 110 | 51% |
| Makuuchi | 56 | 400 | 448 | 47% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Hatsu 2001Juryo
Kanto-sho ×5, Gino-sho ×1. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tochinonada | 26 | 11-15 | Compare |
| Takamisakari | 25 | 9-16 | Compare |
| Asashoryu | 25 | 4-21 | Compare |
| Kokkai | 25 | 17-8 | Compare |
| Wakanosato | 24 | 8-16 | Compare |
| Tosanoumi | 24 | 17-7 | Compare |
| Kaio | 24 | 5-19 | Compare |
| Kotomitsuki | 23 | 6-17 | Compare |
| Aminishiki | 22 | 15-7 | Compare |
| Miyabiyama | 22 | 3-19 | Compare |
| Dejima | 22 | 10-12 | Compare |
| Chiyotaikai | 22 | 8-14 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to KotoyukiDefault
- Lost to Meigetsuinoshidashi
- Lost to Tokushoryuyorikiri
- Lost to Ikioisukuinage
- Lost to Asahishohikiotoshi
- Lost to Chiyozakurayorikiri
- Lost to Tochinonadaokurihikiotoshi
- Lost to Sotairyuhatakikomi
- Lost to Oiwatooshidashi
- Lost to Takarafujiyorikiri
- Lost to Hitenryuyorikiri
- Beat Hishofujiyorikiri
- Lost to Tochinonadahikiotoshi
- Beat Hamanishikikimedashi
- Beat Sadanofujiuwatenage
Ring names
- Tamanonada Arata from Haru 1998
- Tamanoshima Arata from Haru 2001