shitatenage - Underarm throw

How it works

Reach UNDER the arm, grab the belt, and swing them down - the inside-grip throw.

Frequency by decade bouts won by shitatenage across the Makuuchi era

41

50s

237

60s

234

70s

196

80s

263

90s

176

00s

176

10s

98

20s

Top practitioners most shitatenage wins, 1958-present

Wrestlers who have won the most Makuuchi bouts by shitatenage since 1958. Sorted by wins, then peak rank. Each name opens a full career profile.

Peak	Shikona	Wins by shitatenage	Era	Active
K1E	Mainoumi Shuhei	64	1991–1998	–
K1W	Futagodake Takeshi	57	1967–1976	–
Y1W	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	43	1978–1990	–
Y1W	Harumafuji Kohei	42	2005–2017	–
Y1W	Asashoryu Akinori	39	2001–2010	–
Y1E	Wajima Hiroshi	38	1971–1980	–
Y1W	Wakanohana Kanji	37	1974–1982	–
S1W	Tochinonada Taiichi	35	1998–2011	–
O1W	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	33	1980–1990	–
S1W	Akinoshima Katsumi	32	1988–2000	–
O1W	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	29	1981–1987	–
S1E	Aminishiki Ryuji	29	2000–2015	–
Y1W	Hakuho Sho	28	2005–2020	–
O1E	Takanonami Sadahiro	28	1991–2004	–
K1W	Kaiho Ryoji	28	1998–2008	–
Y1W	Tamanoumi Masahiro	27	1964–1971	–
O1W	Takanohana Toshiaki	25	1970–1980	–
S1W	Kaneshiro Kofuku	25	1974–1984	–
K1E	Tomonohana Shinya	25	1993–1996	–
O1W	Goeido Gotaro	24	2008–2018	–
S1E	Kaiki Nobuhide	24	1976–1986	–
S1W	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	24	1989–2000	–
S1E	Tochiakagi Takanori	24	1977–1984	–
S1E	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	24	1967–1976	–
K1E	Onishiki Ittetsu	24	1974–1987	–
M3E	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	24	1998–2007	–
O1E	Tochihikari Masayuki	23	1958–1966	–
Y1E	Hoshoryu · 豊昇龍　智勝	22	2020–2025	●
Y1W	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	22	1969–1979	–
Y1W	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	21	2007–2020	–
Y1W	Taiho Koki	21	1960–1971	–
O1W	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	21	1959–1966	–
S1W	Asasekiryu Taro	21	2003–2012	–
K1W	Kyokudozan Kazuyasu	21	1989–1996	–
O1E	Masuiyama Daishiro	20	1970–1981	–
O2W	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	20	2009–2021	–
S1E	Daigo Hisateru	20	1958–1966	–
S1E	Dewanishiki Tadao	20	1959–1964	–
S1W	Terao Tsunefumi	20	1985–1999	–
S1E	Haguroyama Sojo	19	1959–1964	–
S1E	Wakanosato Shinobu	19	1999–2012	–
M5W	Ishiura Shikanosuke	19	2016–2022	–
O1E	Kiyokuni Katsuo	18	1964–1972	–
S1E	Mutsuarashi Yukio	18	1967–1976	–
S1W	Sakahoko Nobushige	18	1982–1991	–
O1E	Kaio Hiroyuki	17	1993–2007	–
S1E	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	17	1977–1986	–
S1W	Kotonowaka Terumasa	17	1991–2002	–
S1W	Toyonoshima Daiki	17	2005–2014	–
K1W	Kyokushuzan Noboru	17	1996–2004	–

● = active. Wins are per-perspective counts (each bout is recorded once for the winner). Cache double-counting is removed from the total / decade columns but kept for the per-wrestler row. Makuuchi only, 1958–2026.