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Wakakosho.

Heya
Matsugane
From
Hyogo-ken, Nishiwaki-shi
Born
1975-03-04
Height
185 cm
Weight
175 kg

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

Weight progression

110150190May 1991 · 118.5 kgMay 1992 · 144 kgMay 1993 · 155.7 kgMay 1994 · 163 kgMay 1995 · 161 kgMay 1996 · 168 kgMay 1997 · 160 kgMay 1998 · 165 kgMar 1999 · 170 kgMar 2000 · 176 kgMar 2001 · 178.5 kgMar 2002 · 181 kgMar 2003 · 177.3 kgMar 2004 · 175 kgMay 1991Mar 2004

The provider only records changes in measurements.

Career

Key figures

Computed by Sumototal from 315 contested bouts (Sumo-API) up to Jul 2004. 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
144-174-28
Win %
45.3%
Tournaments
24
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Highest rank
Maegashira 14 · Nov 2000
Debut
Jan 2000
Makuuchi debut
Nov 2000

Elo rating

1379

Peak 1525 · Jul 2003

120015001600May 2003 · 1510Jul 2003 · 1449Sep 2003 · 1292Jan 2004 · 1314Mar 2004 · 1381May 2004 · 1407Jul 2004 · 1379Jul 2003 · 15251525May 2003Jul 2004

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.

Rank progression

Rank by tournament: from Jan 2000 to Jul 2004; highest rank Maegashira 14.

MaegashiraJuryoJan 2000Jul 2004
  • Kachi-koshi
  • Make-koshi
  • Yūshō
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Strengths

  • 50% wins against lower-ranked opponents (138 bouts)+5.2% vs his average
  • 54.2% wins in Makuuchi (24 bouts)+9.4% vs his average

Weaknesses

  • 38.4% wins against higher-ranked opponents (151 bouts)-6.4% vs his average

Performance by opponent

Win % against each banzuke tier (contested bouts). The line marks his average: 44.8%.

  • Maegashira 1–80%2 bouts
  • Maegashira 9 or lower62.5%16 bouts
  • Jūryō43.3%284 bouts

Wins by

Loses to

Winning style

  • Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)34%
  • Belt and force-outs (yotsu)29.1%
  • Pull-downs and slap-downs24.8%
  • Throws and twists12.1%

Main rivals

OpponentBoutsRecord%Compare
Kitazakura12 bouts6-650%Compare
Hamanishiki10 bouts4-640%Compare
Kobo10 bouts2-820%Compare
Juzan10 bouts1-910%Compare
Sumanofuji8 bouts5-362.5%Compare
Kotokanyu8 bouts5-362.5%Compare
Daishi7 bouts6-185.7%Compare
Yotsukasa7 bouts4-357.1%Compare
Senshuyama7 bouts3-442.9%Compare
Wakatoba7 bouts3-442.9%Compare

Nemesis

Tochinohana

0-7 · 0%

Favourable matchup

Daishi

6-1 · 85.7%

By year

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YearTournamentsRecord%
2004421-2545.7%
2003528-4737.3%
2002644-4648.9%
2001642-4846.7%
200039-8-2852.9%

By division

DivisionTournamentsRecord
Makuuchi27-9-14
Juryo22137-165-14

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
Jul 2004Juryo 146-9
May 2004Juryo 147-8
Mar 2004Juryo 147-8
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Sep 2003Juryo 111-14
Jul 2003Juryo 96-9
May 2003Juryo 87-8
Mar 2003Juryo 77-8
Jan 2003Juryo 67-8
Nov 2002Juryo 78-7
Sep 2002Juryo 88-7
Jul 2002Juryo 67-8
Show all 24 tournaments
TournamentRankRecordTitles
May 2002Juryo 36-9
Mar 2002Juryo 78-7
Jan 2002Juryo 67-8
Nov 2001Juryo 57-8
Sep 2001Juryo 37-8
Jul 2001Juryo 48-7
May 2001Juryo 16-9
Mar 2001Juryo 18-7
Jan 2001Maegashira 146-9
Nov 2000Maegashira 141-0-14
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Sep 2000Juryo 80-1-14
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Jan 2000Juryo 138-7