Force · Grappling

yorikiri

Frontal force out

1958 Nov – 2026 May 50 of 50 practitioners shown

Wins: 16,764
Share: 29.63%
First: 1958
Latest: 2026

How it works

Both hands on the belt, drive the opponent straight back over the rope. The textbook win - more matches end this way than any other.

Frequency by decade bouts won by yorikiri across the Makuuchi era

347

50s

2,463

60s

2,276

70s

2,850

80s

2,598

90s

2,381

00s

2,491

10s

1,360

20s

Top practitioners most yorikiri wins, 1958-present

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

Peak	Shikona	Wins by yorikiri	Era	Active
O1W	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	421	2005–2020	–
Y1E	Takanohana Koji	368	1990–2002	–
Y1W	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	359	1972–1984	–
Y1W	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	352	1975–1991	–
Y1W	Hakuho Sho	339	2004–2021	–
S1W	Kyokutenho Masaru	338	1998–2015	–
O1W	Konishiki Yasokichi	323	1984–1997	–
Y1E	Kisenosato Yutaka	300	2004–2018	–
S1W	Mitoizumi Masayuki	300	1984–1999	–
O1E	Kaio Hiroyuki	298	1993–2011	–
O2W	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	272	2008–2023	–
Y1W	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	262	1959–1969	–
S1W	Ozutsu Takeshi	244	1979–1992	–
Y1W	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	243	1969–1980	–
S1W	Kotonowaka Terumasa	239	1990–2005	–
O1E	Takanonami Sadahiro	232	1991–2004	–
Y1W	Harumafuji Kohei	229	2004–2017	–
S1W	Takamiyama Daigoro	229	1968–1983	–
Y1E	Wajima Hiroshi	228	1971–1981	–
Y1W	Taiho Koki	227	1960–1971	–
S1W	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	224	1987–1999	–
Y1W	Musashimaru Koyo	221	1991–2003	–
O1E	Kotokaze Koki	221	1977–1985	–
S1E	Wakanosato Shinobu	220	1998–2014	–
Y1W	Takanosato Toshihide	218	1975–1985	–
S1W	Kurama Tatsuya	211	1976–1988	–
S1W	Takarafuji · 宝富士　大輔	203	2011–2025	–
S1W	Daijuyama Tadaaki	201	1980–1991	–
S1W	Tsurugamine Akio	200	1958–1967	–
Y1W	Onokuni Yasushi	199	1983–1991	–
S1W	Sakahoko Nobushige	198	1982–1992	–
Y1W	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	196	2006–2020	–
S1E	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	192	1977–1987	–
O1E	Kotomitsuki Keiji	191	2000–2010	–
S1E	Kaisei Ichiro	191	2011–2022	–
O1W	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	190	1981–1990	–
S1W	Wakachichibu Komei	190	1958–1967	–
O1W	Dejima Takeharu	186	1997–2009	–
S1W	Akinoshima Katsumi	186	1988–2003	–
S1W	Okinoumi Ayumi	184	2010–2022	–
M1W	Sadanoumi · 佐田の海　貴士	184	2014–2025	●
Y1W	Wakanohana Kanji	183	1973–1982	–
O1W	Kotooshu Katsunori	183	2004–2014	–
Y1W	Asahifuji Seiya	182	1983–1991	–
S1E	Daigo Hisateru	175	1958–1967	–
K1W	Endo · 遠藤(えんどう)	174	2013–2025	–
O1W	Goeido Gotaro	173	2007–2020	–
O1W	Kirishima Kazuhiro	173	1984–1996	–
S2W	Aonosato Sakari	173	1959–1969	–
S1W	Tochinonada Taiichi	172	1997–2011	–

● = 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.