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Bushozan.

From
Ibaraki-ken, Mito-shi
Born
1995-12-06
Height
172 cm
Weight
170 kg

Ring names over the career

  1. Bushozan Kotaro武将山(ぶしょうざん)since May 2018 · current
  2. Kotaro MasamichiJan 2014 – Mar 2018

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

Profile in progress: we only show the bouts we hold, not the whole career.

Career

Key figures

Computed by Sumototal from 370 contested bouts (Sumo-API) up to Jan 2025. 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
178-194-114
Win %
47.8%
Tournaments
42
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Highest rank
Maegashira 12 · Sep 2024
Debut
Nov 2014
Makuuchi debut
Mar 2023

Elo rating

1658

Peak 1801 · Sep 2024

140015001900Nov 2014 · 1483Jan 2015 · 1475Nov 2015 · 1467May 2016 · 1460Jul 2016 · 1466Jul 2017 · 1450Jan 2018 · 1432Jan 2019 · 1420Mar 2019 · 1441May 2019 · 1456Jul 2019 · 1468Sep 2019 · 1452Nov 2019 · 1487Mar 2020 · 1470Jul 2020 · 1485Sep 2020 · 1508Nov 2020 · 1514Jan 2021 · 1552Mar 2021 · 1548May 2021 · 1610Jul 2021 · 1602Sep 2021 · 1610Nov 2021 · 1648Jan 2022 · 1504Mar 2022 · 1496May 2022 · 1604Jul 2022 · 1625Sep 2022 · 1640Nov 2022 · 1654Jan 2023 · 1701Mar 2023 · 1665May 2023 · 1726Jul 2023 · 1634Sep 2023 · 1660Nov 2023 · 1713Jan 2024 · 1646Mar 2024 · 1697May 2024 · 1712Jul 2024 · 1755Sep 2024 · 1666Nov 2024 · 1658Sep 2024 · 18011801Nov 2014Nov 2024

Measures strength bout by bout: beating a strong opponent adds a lot, losing to a weak one costs a lot. Everyone starts at 1500. Computed by Sumototal from 77894 bouts since May 2003; excludes fusen, playoffs and the current tournament.

Streaks

Longest winning streak
8 boutsMay 2022 – Jul 2022
Longest losing streak
15 boutsSep 2024 – Nov 2024
Kachi-koshi tournaments in a row
5 tournamentsMay 2022 – Jan 2023
Make-koshi tournaments in a row
19 tournamentsNov 2014 – Mar 2021

Rank progression

Rank by tournament: from Nov 2014 to Jan 2025; highest rank Maegashira 12.

MaegashiraJuryoMakushitaNov 2014Jan 2025
  • Kachi-koshi
  • Make-koshi
  • Yūshō
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Strengths

  • Dominant style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki) (78% of his wins)

Weaknesses

  • 34.8% wins in Makuuchi (92 bouts)-13.1% vs his average

Performance by opponent

Win % against each banzuke tier (contested bouts). The line marks his average: 47.8%.

  • Maegashira 1–812.5%8 bouts
  • Maegashira 9 or lower38.2%76 bouts
  • Jūryō53.1%254 bouts
  • Lower divisions37.5%32 bouts

Wins by

Loses to

Winning style

  • Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)78%
  • Belt and force-outs (yotsu)10.2%
  • Throws and twists7.3%
  • Pull-downs and slap-downs4.5%

Main rivals

OpponentBoutsRecord%Compare
Churanoumi14 bouts6-842.9%Compare
Tohakuryu12 bouts7-558.3%Compare
Daishoho10 bouts7-370%Compare
Kagayaki10 bouts6-460%Compare
Nishikifuji10 bouts4-640%Compare
Daiamami9 bouts7-277.8%Compare
Takakento9 bouts5-455.6%Compare
Oho9 bouts4-544.4%Compare
Midorifuji9 bouts3-633.3%Compare
Hidenoumi8 bouts6-275%Compare

Nemesis

Oshoma

0-6 · 0%

Favourable matchup

Hakuyozan

5-0 · 100%

By year

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  • Wins
  • Losses
  • Absences
Show table
YearTournamentsRecord%
202510-0-15—
2024637-49-443%
2023646-4451.1%
2022641-4945.6%
2021644-35-355.7%
202043-3-2250%
201965-5-3250%
201810-2-50%
201710-1-60%
201622-3-940%
201520-2-120%
201410-1-60%

By division

DivisionTournamentsRecord
Makuuchi627-59-4
Juryo18138-117-15
Makushita1813-18-95

Titles

No yūshō or sanshō recorded.

Tournament history

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

TournamentRankRecordTitles
Jan 2025Juryo 70-0-15
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Nov 2024Maegashira 173-8-4
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Sep 2024Maegashira 124-11
Jul 2024Maegashira 168-7
May 2024Juryo 29-6
Mar 2024Juryo 59-6
Jan 2024Maegashira 164-11
Nov 2023Juryo 210-5
Sep 2023Juryo 59-6
Jul 2023Maegashira 163-12
May 2023Juryo 310-5
Mar 2023Maegashira 145-10
Show all 42 tournaments
TournamentRankRecordTitles
Jan 2023Juryo 19-6
Nov 2022Juryo 28-7
Sep 2022Juryo 48-7
Jul 2022Juryo 68-7
May 2022Juryo 109-6
Mar 2022Juryo 96-9
Jan 2022Juryo 12-13
Nov 2021Juryo 38-7
Sep 2021Juryo 58-7
Jul 2021Juryo 88-7
May 2021Juryo 1410-5
Mar 2021Juryo 147-8
Jan 2021Makushita 23-1-3
3 abs.
Nov 2020Makushita 41-1-5
5 abs.
Sep 2020Makushita 101-0-6
6 abs.
Jul 2020Makushita 221-1-5
5 abs.
Mar 2020Makushita 180-1-6
6 abs.
Nov 2019Makushita 352-1-4
4 abs.
Sep 2019Makushita 130-1-6
6 abs.
Jul 2019Makushita 91-1-5
5 abs.
May 2019Makushita 151-1-5
5 abs.
Mar 2019Makushita 211-0-6
6 abs.
Jan 2019Makushita 150-1-6
6 abs.
Jan 2018Makushita 190-2-5
5 abs.
Jul 2017Makushita 150-1-6
6 abs.
Jul 2016Makushita 191-1-5
5 abs.
May 2016Makushita 141-2-4
4 abs.
Nov 2015Makushita 560-1-6
6 abs.
Jan 2015Makushita 360-1-6
6 abs.
Nov 2014Makushita 450-1-6
6 abs.