Hoshoryu — portrait photograph
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豊昇龍 智勝

Hoshoryu

Yokozuna 1 East · Tatsunami-beya

Career

Hoshoryu is a Mongolian *yokozuna* competing for Tatsunami stable. Born in May 1999, he stands 188 cm and weighs 148 kg. He made his professional debut in November 2017 and has since risen to sumo's highest rank. At *yokozuna*, he recorded an 11–4 finish in March 2026 but withdrew early from the May 2026 tournament after two losses, sitting out the remaining eight days.

His attack centers on *yorikiri*, with pushing and throwing techniques as roughly equal secondary weapons.

May 2026 Basho
Withdrew mid-tournament at *yokozuna* rank after an 0–2 start, missing the final eight days of competition.

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Profile

Origin
Mongolia
Born
1999-05-22 (age 27)
Height
188 cm
Weight
148 kg

Kimarite fingerprint

A fingerprint of fighting style — the 82 kimarite compressed into five families: push, force, throw, twist, and trip. Aggregated across 11 career wins. See definitions

Kimarite fingerprint Push Force Throw Twist Trip
Kimarite fingerprint: push 3, force 5, throw 3, twist 0, trip 0. Total 11 wins.
Push
3
Force
5
Throw
3
Twist
0
Trip
0
Other
0

Recent results

Debut: 2017-11

Deeper career trajectory and match-by-match history will be added in the future.