- 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
- Futagoyama
- From
- Tokyo-to, Nakano-ku
- Born
- 8 March 1966
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 163 kg
- Debut
- Natsu 1981
- Retired
- 1 November 1997
Rank by basho 99 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| Jonidan | 10 | 12 | 9 | 57% |
| Sandanme | 23 | 41 | 22 | 65% |
| Makushita | 27 | 39 | 27 | 59% |
| Juryo | 15 | 123 | 96 | 56% |
| Makuuchi | 23 | 150 | 188 | 44% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Hatsu 1986Sandanme
- 優勝Nagoya 1992Juryo
Kanto-sho ×2
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotobeppu | 16 | 9-7 | Compare |
| Musashimaru | 15 | 6-9 | Compare |
| Kotoinazuma | 15 | 6-9 | Compare |
| Kushimaumi | 14 | 10-4 | Compare |
| Oginohana | 13 | 5-8 | Compare |
| Tochinowaka | 13 | 6-7 | Compare |
| Konishiki | 13 | 7-6 | Compare |
| Mainoumi | 12 | 7-5 | Compare |
| Daishoho | 12 | 5-7 | Compare |
| Kotonowaka | 12 | 3-9 | Compare |
| Kyokudozan | 12 | 9-3 | Compare |
| Asahisato | 11 | 8-3 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to Yutakafujiyorikiri
- Beat Kotoiwakuniyorikiri
- Lost to Masutsuyoshiyorikiri
- Lost to Okamototsukiotoshi
- Beat Kotokanyuoshidashi
- Beat Suzukikotenage
- Beat Koboyorikiri
- Lost to Dewanofujiuwatenage
- Lost to Hokutohikarioshidashi
- Lost to Oginohanayorikiri
- Lost to Asahisatoyorikiri
- Lost to Wakahayatouwatenage
- Lost to Oikaritsukidashi
- Lost to Otsukasayorikiri
- Lost to Tokihikiotoshi
Ring names
- Babaguchi Yoichi from Natsu 1981
- Shidenryu Yoichi from Kyushu 1983
- Babaguchi Yoichi from Hatsu 1990
- Wakashoyo Shunichi from Natsu 1991