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Kotozakura

力士

Kotozakura

琴櫻　将傑

Ozeki 1 West8-7

Stable 部屋 ·: Sadogatake
Ichimon 一門 ·: Nishonoseki 二所ノ関
Age ·: 28
From ·: Chiba-ken, Matsudo-shi
Size ·: 189 cm · 179 kg
Debut ·: Kyushu 2015 (November)

Head-to-head vs Kirishima Find on the board Directory Stable

Last basho

Nagoya 2026 (July)

Rikishi	Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Record
Kotozakura	O1w	WDay 1: win vs Takanosho · tsukiotoshi: Thrust down. A sidestep and a shove that dumps him to the dirt without a clean push-out.	W	LDay 3: loss vs Churanoumi · oshidashi: Frontal push-out. Open hands on the chest or throat; no belt. The other big everyday kimarite.	WDay 4: win vs Fujinokawa · hatakikomi: Slap down. A pull on the head or shoulder as the other man charges, so he hits the clay first.	LDay 5: loss vs Aonishiki · yorikiri: Frontal force-out. Belt grip, walking the other man out. The most common winning move in makuuchi.	LDay 6: loss vs Gonoyama · oshidashi: Frontal push-out. Open hands on the chest or throat; no belt. The other big everyday kimarite.	LDay 7: loss vs Atamifuji · yorikiri: Frontal force-out. Belt grip, walking the other man out. The most common winning move in makuuchi.	WDay 8: win vs Hiradoumi · hikiotoshi: Hand pull-down. Grabbing an arm or the mawashi and yanking him forward onto the dirt.	LDay 9: loss vs Hakunofuji · uwatenage: Overarm throw. Outside belt grip, then a throw over that arm. Classic yotsu-zumo.	W	WDay 11: win vs Ura · oshitaoshi: Frontal push-down. Oshidashi that ends with the loser on the clay rather than just out.	WDay 12: win vs Hoshoryu · uwatedashinage: Pulling overarm throw. Outside grip used to pull him forward and down rather than a full throw.	W	LDay 14: loss vs Onosato · yorikiri: Frontal force-out. Belt grip, walking the other man out. The most common winning move in makuuchi.	LDay 15: loss vs Kirishima · yorikiri: Frontal force-out. Belt grip, walking the other man out. The most common winning move in makuuchi.	8-7

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Career

450–309–18759 matches

63 basho · 2 yusho · Kanto-sho 5 · Gino-sho 1

Sumo API career totals (corpus from 1958) — not the Kyokai’s register, not all-time.

Recent ranks

Nagoya 2026 (July)Ozeki 1 West
Natsu 2026 (May)Ozeki 1 East
Haru 2026 (March)Ozeki 1 West
Hatsu 2026 (January)Ozeki 1 East
Kyushu 2025 (November)Ozeki 1 East
Aki 2025 (September)Ozeki 1 East
Nagoya 2025 (July)Ozeki 1 East
Natsu 2025 (May)Ozeki 1 West
Haru 2025 (March)Ozeki 1 West
Hatsu 2025 (January)Ozeki 1 East
Kyushu 2024 (November)

Kotozakura · Tachiai