- Rank now
- komusubi 小結The fourth rank, the lowest of the named ranks above maegashira. More on komusubi 1 West
- Highest rank
- komusubi 小結The fourth rank, the lowest of the named ranks above maegashira. More on komusubi
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Isegahama
- From
- Kumamoto-ken, Uto-shi
- Born
- 25 June 2001 (age 25)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 162 kg
- Debut
- Natsu 2024
Kyushu 2026 Komusubi 1 West
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Rank by basho 16 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushita
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makushita | 5 | 23 | 10 | 70% |
| Juryo | 2 | 27 | 4 | 87% |
| Makuuchi | 9 | 70 | 51 | 58% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Haru 2025Juryo
- 優勝Natsu 2025Juryo
Kanto-sho ×2, Gino-sho ×2, Shukun-sho ×1. 3 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Beat Asanoyamayoritaoshi
- Beat Fujiryogayorikiri
- Beat Oshomaoshidashi
- Beat Rogayorikiri
- Beat Gonoyamayorikiri
- Beat Takayasuyorikiri
- Lost to Aonishikisukuinage
- Beat Kotoshohouwatenage
- Beat Kotoeihoyorikiri
- Beat Kirishimauwatenage
- Lost to Onosatoyorikiri
- Lost to Daieishotsukitaoshi
- Lost to Churanoumioshidashi
- Lost to Kotozakurauwatenage
- Lost to Fujinokawayorikiri
Ring names
- Kusano Naoya from Natsu 2024
- Kusano 草野 直哉 from Haru 2025
- Yoshinofuji 義ノ富士 直哉 from Kyushu 2025
Photo: TSUBAME98, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, taken 2025, cropped. Taken when he wrestled as Kusano, before the ring name Yoshinofuji (November 2025 on).
