Wrestler profile

Asashio.

Heya: Takasago
From: Hyogo-ken, Kobe-shi
Born: 1929-11-13

Ring names over the career

Asashio Tarosince May 1952 · current
Yonekawa FumitoshiOct 1948 – Mar 1952

A wrestler's ring name may change on promotion or by decision of the stable. Early ones are often the real surname.

Career

Key figures

Computed by Sumototal from 254 contested bouts (Sumo-API) up to Jan 1962. Excludes the current tournament. Fusen counts in the official record and is excluded from techniques and rivals; playoffs do not count in the record.

Career record: 179-80-116
Win %: 69.1%
Tournaments: 25
: 0
: 0
Highest rank: Yokozuna · May 1959
Debut: Jan 1958
Makuuchi debut: Jan 1958

Streaks

Longest winning streak: 12 boutsMar 1959 – May 1959
Longest losing streak: 6 boutsJul 1960 – Sep 1960
Kachi-koshi tournaments in a row: 6 tournamentsJul 1958 – May 1959
Make-koshi tournaments in a row: 3 tournamentsJul 1959 – Nov 1959

Recent form

Last 10 bouts, oldest to newest. Hover or focus each mark to see opponent and technique.

Rank progression

Kachi-koshi
Make-koshi
Yūshō
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Strengths

75.6% wins in the first week, days 1–7 (131 bouts)+5.1% vs his average
Dominant style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu) (40.8% of his wins)

Weaknesses

65% wins in the second week, days 8–15 (123 bouts)-5.4% vs his average
Most often beaten by Throws and twists (44% of his losses)

Performance by opponent

Win % against each banzuke tier (contested bouts). The line marks his average: 70.5%.

Yokozuna and ōzeki55.6%45 bouts
Sekiwake and komusubi67.1%73 bouts
Maegashira 1–877.2%136 bouts

Wins by

yorikiri49 · 27.4%
oshidashi42 · 23.5%
yoritaoshi19 · 10.6%
oshitaoshi13 · 7.3%
uwatenage12 · 6.7%
sukuinage8 · 4.5%
tsukidashi5 · 2.8%
kirikaeshi4 · 2.2%

Loses to

yoritaoshi14 · 18.7%
shitatenage13 · 17.3%
yorikiri13 · 17.3%
uwatenage10 · 13.3%
tsukiotoshi4 · 5.3%

Winning style

Belt and force-outs (yotsu)40.8%
Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)36.3%
Throws and twists16.8%
Pull-downs and slap-downs2.8%
Trips2.2%
Other1.1%

Main rivals

Opponent	Bouts	Record	%	Compare
Tochihikari	17 bouts17	11-6	64.7%	Compare
Wakahaguro	16 bouts16	15-1	93.8%	Compare
Kitanonada	16 bouts16	9-7	56.3%	Compare
Annenyama	15 bouts15	9-6	60%	Compare
Ohikari	13 bouts13	11-2	84.6%	Compare
Dewanishiki	12 bouts12	7-5	58.3%	Compare
Kotogahama	11 bouts11	6-5	54.5%	Compare
Wakanohana	11 bouts11	5-6	45.5%	Compare
Kitabayama	10 bouts10	8-2	80%	Compare
Tsurugamine	10 bouts10	6-4	60%	Compare

Nemesis

Kashiwado

4-6 · 40%

Favourable matchup

Tokitsuyama

9-0 · 100%

By year

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Wins
Losses
Absences

Show table

Year	Tournaments	Record	%
1962	1	0-0-15	—
1961	6	36-24-30	60%
1960	6	56-29-5	65.9%
1959	6	34-11-45	75.6%
1958	6	53-16-21	76.8%

By division

Division	Tournaments	Record
Makuuchi	25	179-80-116

Titles

No yūshō or sanshō recorded.

Tournament history

Blocks of 5 days. Gold ring: day kachi-koshi was secured; red: day of make-koshi.

Tournament	Rank	Record
Jan 1962	Yokozuna 2	0-0-15	– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Nov 1961	Yokozuna 2	2-5-8	– – – – – – – –
Sep 1961	Yokozuna	0-4-11	– – – – – – – – – – –
Jul 1961	Yokozuna	12-3
May 1961	Yokozuna	0-4-11	– – – – – – – – – – –
Mar 1961	Yokozuna	13-2
Jan 1961	Yokozuna	9-6
Nov 1960	Yokozuna	11-4
Sep 1960	Yokozuna	11-4
Jul 1960	Yokozuna	9-6
May 1960	Yokozuna 2	10-5
Mar 1960	Yokozuna	4-6-5	– – – – –

Show all 25 tournaments

Tournament	Rank	Record		Titles
Jan 1960	Yokozuna 2	11-4
Nov 1959	Yokozuna 2	0-0-15	– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Sep 1959	Yokozuna 2	0-0-15	– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Jul 1959	Yokozuna 2	0-0-15	– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
May 1959	Yokozuna	10-5
Mar 1959	Ozeki	13-2
Jan 1959	Ozeki	11-4
Nov 1958	Ozeki	14-1
Sep 1958	Ozeki	11-4
Jul 1958	Ozeki	10-5
May 1958	Ozeki	5-4-6	– – – – – –
Mar 1958	Ozeki	13-2		Playoff 1-0
Jan 1958	Ozeki	0-0-15	– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –