Career
Kotozakura, a 189 cm *rikishi* from Chiba Prefecture, has competed from Sadogatake stable since his November 2015 debut. He currently holds the *ozeki* rank at Ozeki 1 West. Over the past five tournaments, he has posted mixed results at sumo's second-highest rank, including a 10-5 record in March 2026 and three consecutive 8-7 performances in November 2025, January 2026, and July 2026. His May 2026 campaign was disrupted by a mid-basho withdrawal, finishing 3-9-3.
His attack centers on pushing techniques, with grappling and throwing methods as roughly equal secondary weapons.
- May 2026 Basho
- Withdrew mid-tournament after three absences, finishing with a *make-koshi* at *ozeki*.
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Profile
- Origin
- Chiba, Japan
- Born
- 1997-11-19 (age 28)
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 179 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
- Push
- 6
- Force
- 2
- Throw
- 2
- Twist
- 1
- Trip
- 0
- Other
- 0
Recent results
Debut: 2015-11
- 2026-07 Ozeki 1 West 8-7
- 2026-05 Ozeki 1 East 3-9-3
- 2026-03 Ozeki 1 West 10-5
- 2026-01 Ozeki 1 East 8-7
- 2025-11 Ozeki 1 East 8-7
- 2025-09 Ozeki 1 East 9-5-1
Deeper career trajectory and match-by-match history will be added in the future.