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Shirokuma
Photo: TSUBAME98 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Wrestler profile2026-11

白熊

Shirokuma.

From
Fukushima-ken, Sukagawa-shi
Born
1999-05-25
Rank this tournament
Juryo 9 · West
Height
185 cmJuryo average: 182.3 cm
Weight
161 kgJuryo average: 154.5 kg

Tournament record: 0-0

Ring names over the career

  1. Shirokuma Yuta白熊since Jan 2024 · current
  2. Takahashi YutaMay 2022 – Nov 2023

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

Tournament bouts · Kyushu Basho 2026

DayOpponentResult
1MitakeumiPending

Career

Key figures

Computed by Sumototal from 327 contested bouts (Sumo-API) up to Sep 2026. 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
178-152-4
Win %
53.9%
Tournaments
26
3
0
Highest rank
Maegashira 16 · Sep 2024
Debut
Jul 2022
Makuuchi debut
Sep 2024

Elo rating

1626

Peak 1767 · Sep 2024#22 in the division

15001800Jul 2022 · 1564Sep 2022 · 1644Nov 2022 · 1679Jan 2023 · 1668Mar 2023 · 1694May 2023 · 1737Jul 2023 · 1724Sep 2023 · 1664Nov 2023 · 1650Jan 2024 · 1649Mar 2024 · 1654May 2024 · 1629Jul 2024 · 1754Sep 2024 · 1711Nov 2024 · 1685Jan 2025 · 1715Mar 2025 · 1685May 2025 · 1635Jul 2025 · 1588Sep 2025 · 1624Nov 2025 · 1674Jan 2026 · 1628Mar 2026 · 1640May 2026 · 1633Jul 2026 · 1666Sep 2026 · 1626Sep 2024 · 17671767Jul 2022Sep 2026

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
13 boutsSep 2022 – Nov 2022
Longest losing streak
10 boutsMay 2025 – Jul 2025
Kachi-koshi tournaments in a row
10 tournamentsJul 2022 – Jan 2024
Make-koshi tournaments in a row
3 tournamentsMar 2025 – Jul 2025

Rank progression

Rank by tournament: from Jul 2022 to Sep 2026; highest rank Maegashira 16.

MaegashiraJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchiJul 2022Sep 2026
  • Kachi-koshi
  • Make-koshi
  • Yūshō
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Strengths

  • 62% wins against lower-ranked opponents (121 bouts)+7.9% vs his average
  • Dominant style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu) (51.4% of his wins)

Weaknesses

  • 39% wins against higher-ranked opponents (141 bouts)-15.1% vs his average
  • 34.5% wins in Makuuchi (29 bouts)-19.6% vs his average
  • Most often beaten by Belt and force-outs (yotsu) (40.7% of his losses)

Performance by opponent

Win % against each banzuke tier (contested bouts). The line marks his average: 54.1%.

  • Maegashira 1–8100%1 bouts
  • Maegashira 9 or lower30.8%26 bouts
  • Jūryō50.6%251 bouts
  • Lower divisions83.7%49 bouts

Wins by

Loses to

Winning style

  • Belt and force-outs (yotsu)51.4%
  • Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)34.5%
  • Throws and twists12.4%
  • Pull-downs and slap-downs1.1%
  • Other0.6%

Wrestlers with a similar style

Based on what sets their mix of winning techniques apart from the current banzuke average (at least 40 wins).

Main rivals

OpponentBoutsRecord%Compare
Tokihayate9 bouts3-633.3%Compare
Kagayaki9 bouts3-633.3%Compare
Shimanoumi8 bouts8-0100%Compare
Tamashoho8 bouts5-362.5%Compare
Hitoshi7 bouts6-185.7%Compare
Hakuyozan7 bouts5-271.4%Compare
Shiden7 bouts5-271.4%Compare
Shishi7 bouts4-357.1%Compare
Kazekeno7 bouts4-357.1%Compare
Tomokaze7 bouts4-357.1%Compare

Nemesis

Sadanoumi

0-5 · 0%

Favourable matchup

Shimanoumi

8-0 · 100%

By year

2223242526
  • Wins
  • Losses
  • Absences
Show table
YearTournamentsRecord%
2026535-4046.7%
2025642-4846.7%
2024644-42-451.2%
2023638-2065.5%
2022319-290.5%

By division

DivisionTournamentsRecord
Makuuchi29-19-2
Juryo17128-125-2
Makushita422-6
Sandanme16-1
Jonidan17-0
Jonokuchi16-1

Titles

  • Juryo yūshō · Jul 2024
  • Jonidan yūshō · Sep 2022
  • Jonokuchi yūshō · Jul 2022

Tournament history

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

TournamentRankRecordTitles
Sep 2026Juryo 66-9
Jul 2026Juryo 99-6
May 2026Juryo 87-8
Mar 2026Juryo 57-8
Jan 2026Juryo 36-9
Nov 2025Juryo 79-6
Sep 2025Juryo 98-7
Jul 2025Juryo 45-10
May 2025Juryo 36-9
Mar 2025Maegashira 175-10
Jan 2025Juryo 49-6
Nov 2024Juryo 37-8
Show all 26 tournaments
TournamentRankRecordTitles
Sep 2024Maegashira 164-9-2
  1. –
  2. –
Jul 2024Juryo 812-3
Juryo yūshō
May 2024Juryo 66-9
Mar 2024Juryo 57-6-2
  1. –
  2. –
Jan 2024Juryo 68-7
Nov 2023Juryo 98-7
Sep 2023Juryo 128-7
Jul 2023Makushita 45-2
May 2023Makushita 136-1
Mar 2023Makushita 336-1
Jan 2023Makushita 545-2
Nov 2022Sandanme 436-1
Sep 2022Jonidan 447-0
Jonidan yūshō · Playoff 1-0
Jul 2022Jonokuchi 176-1
Jonokuchi yūshō · Playoff 1-0