Career
Ryuden is a 35-year-old veteran from Yamanashi Prefecture competing for Takadagawa stable. Standing 189 cm and weighing 159 kg, he has maintained a position near the *makuuchi*–*jūryō* border through 2026. After a *kachi-koshi* at *Jūryō* 1 East in March earned promotion back to the top division, consecutive *make-koshi* performances in May and July at *maegashira* 16 and *jūryō* 3 respectively dropped him to his current *Jūryō* 8 East ranking for September.
His technique centers on *yorikiri*, with throwing attacks as a roughly equal secondary weapon.
- May 2026 Basho
- Promoted to *makuuchi* for May tournament following 9–6 record at *Jūryō* 1 East in March.
- July 2026 Basho
- Suffered 4–11 *make-koshi* at *Jūryō* 3 East, resulting in demotion to mid-*jūryō* ranks.
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Profile
- Origin
- Yamanashi, Japan
- Born
- 1990-11-10 (age 35)
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 159 kg
Kimarite fingerprint
A fingerprint of fighting style — the 82 kimarite compressed into five families: push, force, throw, twist, and trip. Aggregated across 4 career wins. See definitions
- Push
- 0
- Force
- 2
- Throw
- 2
- Twist
- 0
- Trip
- 0
- Other
- 0
Recent results
Debut: 2006-03
- 2026-09 Juryo 8 East 0-0
- 2026-07 Juryo 3 East 4-11
- 2026-05 Maegashira 16 West 5-10
- 2026-03 Juryo 1 East 9-6
- 2026-01 Maegashira 15 East 6-9
- 2025-11 Maegashira 14 East 7-8
Deeper career trajectory and match-by-match history will be added in the future.