- Highest rank
- maegashira 前頭The numbered rank-and-file of the top division. More on maegashira 5
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Sadogatake
- From
- Hokkaido, Abuta-gun, Rusutsu-mura
- Born
- 7 November 1951
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 140 kg
- Debut
- Natsu 1967
- Retired
- 1 January 1982
Rank by basho 88 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 7 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| Sandanme | 10 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| Makushita | 17 | 9 | 7 | 56% |
| Juryo | 41 | 297 | 280 | 51% |
| Makuuchi | 12 | 87 | 122 | 42% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Haru 1977Juryo
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Lost to MatsuyamaDefault
- Lost to Shinkoyoritaoshi
- Lost to Tagaryuyorikiri
- Lost to Daihiyorikiri
- Lost to Arasetsuridashi
- Lost to Nishinofujiyorikiri
- Lost to Kurosegawayorikiri
- Beat Oyutakauwatenage
- Lost to Hachiyayorikiri
- Lost to Tamanofujiyorikiri
- Beat Aobajokotenage
- Lost to Hakuryuyamaokuridashi
- Lost to Banryuyamaoshidashi
- Lost to Mitsuruyamayorikiri
- Beat Daihiyorikiri
Ring names
- Fujisawa from Natsu 1967
- Kotonofuji from Nagoya 1968
- Kotonofuji Muneyoshi from Kyushu 1972
- Kotonofuji Taiki from Aki 1975
- Kotonofuji Muneyoshi from Aki 1979