- 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
- Izutsu
- From
- Kagoshima-ken, Aira-gun, Kajiki-cho
- Born
- 18 June 1961
- Height
- 181 cm
- Weight
- 120 kg
- Debut
- Hatsu 1978
- Retired
- 1 September 1992
Rank by basho 88 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| Jonidan | 5 | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| Sandanme | 4 | 9 | 6 | 60% |
| Makushita | 12 | 17 | 18 | 49% |
| Juryo | 9 | 68 | 67 | 50% |
| Makuuchi | 57 | 394 | 451 | 47% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Haru 1978Jonokuchi
Gino-sho ×4, Shukun-sho ×5. 7 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Lost to Yoshinoborioshidashi
- Lost to Tachihikarioshidashi
- Beat Tochitenkooshidashi
- Lost to Wakatoshoyorikiri
- Lost to Otaoshidashi
- Lost to Tochinofujioshidashi
- Lost to Tsunenoyamaokuridashi
- Lost to Saganoborioshidashi
- Lost to Hidenoumikimedashi
- Beat Kenkooshidashi
- Lost to Enazakuraoshidashi
- Lost to Kaiokotenage
- Beat Kyokugozanyorikiri
- Lost to Kumaooshidashi
- Beat Hoshitangoyorikiri
Ring names
- Fukuzono Yoshimasa from Hatsu 1978
- Sakahoko Akihiro from Natsu 1982
- Sakahoko Nobushige from Aki 1989