- Highest rank
- sandanme 三段目The fourth division, with 160 wrestlers since January 2025. More on sandanme 45
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kataonami
- From
- Fukuoka-ken, Itoshima-gun, Shima-machi
- Born
- 23 August 1971
- Height
- 181 cm
- Weight
- 117 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1987
- Retired
- 1 January 2000
Rank by basho 77 basho on the banzuke
SandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 5 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| Jonidan | 47 | 145 | 143 | 50% |
| Sandanme | 25 | 76 | 101 | 43% |
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 NakanoDefault
- Lost to Araumiuwatenage
- Lost to Tsutenoyorikiri
- Beat Kainonamiyorikiri
- Beat Daikishoyorikiri
- Lost to Yamamotoshitatenage
- Beat Obamayamayorikiri
- Lost to Koganefujihatakikomi
- Beat Fujikawashitatenage
- Lost to Sairyuyorikiri
- Lost to Seiryuyorikiri
- Lost to Jinnoumihatakikomi
- Lost to Asasumiyoshiuwatenage
- Beat Kaihakuzanshitatenage
- Beat Sakuraiyamayorikiri
Ring names
- Tamanami Yuji from Haru 1987
- Tamahikari from Hatsu 1994
- Tamanohikari Yuji from Haru 1994