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Maegashira #13

Nishikifuji

Nishikifuji Ryusei

Name meaning: Brocade Fuji

Built around left-hand-inside belt grip, force-out sumo with recent wins led by oshidashi (38%) and yorikiri (26%).

StableIsegahama
Birthplace Aomori
BirthdateJuly 22, 1996 Age 29
Build184 cm / 155 kg
Career343-300-28 643 attended bouts
Makuuchi133-151-16 284 attended bouts
Highest rankMaegashira #3 Current: Maegashira #13
Last recorded tournamentJuly 2026 10-5

Rank History

Nishikifuji ranking history from 2020 to 2026 Connected dot chart of Nishikifuji's banzuke rank history from Juryo through the top division. Missing records appear as broken line gaps. Yokozuna Ozeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira Juryo Sep 2020: West Juryo #13 (7-8) Nov 2020: West Juryo #13 (3-12) Mar 2021: West Juryo #12 (7-8) May 2021: West Juryo #12 (8-7) Jul 2021: East Juryo #11 (8-7) Sep 2021: East Juryo #9 (10-5) Nov 2021: East Juryo #4 (5-10) Jan 2022: East Juryo #9 (10-5) Mar 2022: West Juryo #5 (7-8) May 2022: West Juryo #6 (11-4) Jul 2022: East Maegashira #17 (10-5) Sep 2022: East Maegashira #10 (10-5) Nov 2022: West Maegashira #5 (9-6) Jan 2023: East Maegashira #4 (4-11) Mar 2023: West Maegashira #10 (10-5) May 2023: West Maegashira #3 (3-12) Jul 2023: West Maegashira #8 (5-10) Sep 2023: West Maegashira #13 (5-10) Nov 2023: West Maegashira #16 (6-9) Jan 2024: East Juryo #2 (9-5) Mar 2024: East Maegashira #14 (8-7) May 2024: West Maegashira #12 (5-10) Jul 2024: East Maegashira #17 (6-9) Sep 2024: East Maegashira #17 (8-7) Nov 2024: West Maegashira #14 (6-9) Jan 2025: East Maegashira #17 (9-6) Mar 2025: East Maegashira #13 (0-2) May 2025: East Juryo #5 (5-10) Jul 2025: East Juryo #9 (10-3-2) Sep 2025: West Juryo #3 (11-4) Nov 2025: East Maegashira #15 (9-6) Jan 2026: West Maegashira #11 (6-6) Mar 2026: West Maegashira #14 (9-6) May 2026: West Maegashira #9 (5-10) Jul 2026: East Maegashira #13 (10-5) Sep 2020: West Juryo #13 (7-8) Nov 2020: West Juryo #13 (3-12) Mar 2021: West Juryo #12 (7-8) May 2021: West Juryo #12 (8-7) Jul 2021: East Juryo #11 (8-7) Sep 2021: East Juryo #9 (10-5) Nov 2021: East Juryo #4 (5-10) Jan 2022: East Juryo #9 (10-5) Mar 2022: West Juryo #5 (7-8) May 2022: West Juryo #6 (11-4) Jul 2022: East Maegashira #17 (10-5) Sep 2022: East Maegashira #10 (10-5) Nov 2022: West Maegashira #5 (9-6) Jan 2023: East Maegashira #4 (4-11) Mar 2023: West Maegashira #10 (10-5) May 2023: West Maegashira #3 (3-12) Jul 2023: West Maegashira #8 (5-10) Sep 2023: West Maegashira #13 (5-10) Nov 2023: West Maegashira #16 (6-9) Jan 2024: East Juryo #2 (9-5) Mar 2024: East Maegashira #14 (8-7) May 2024: West Maegashira #12 (5-10) Jul 2024: East Maegashira #17 (6-9) Sep 2024: East Maegashira #17 (8-7) Nov 2024: West Maegashira #14 (6-9) Jan 2025: East Maegashira #17 (9-6) Mar 2025: East Maegashira #13 (0-2) May 2025: East Juryo #5 (5-10) Jul 2025: East Juryo #9 (10-3-2) Sep 2025: West Juryo #3 (11-4) Nov 2025: East Maegashira #15 (9-6) Jan 2026: West Maegashira #11 (6-6) Mar 2026: West Maegashira #14 (9-6) May 2026: West Maegashira #9 (5-10) Jul 2026: East Maegashira #13 (10-5) Sep 2020 Mar 2022 Sep 2023 Mar 2025 Sep 2026

Recent records

Tournament history

  • 2026 September · West Maegashira #7 · null
  • 2026 July · East Maegashira #13 · 10-5
  • 2026 May · West Maegashira #9 · 5-10
  • 2026 March · West Maegashira #14 · 9-6
  • 2026 January · West Maegashira #11 · 6-6
  • 2025 November · East Maegashira #15 · 9-6
  • 2025 September · West Juryo #3 · 11-4
  • 2025 July · East Juryo #9 · 10-3-2

Technique profile

Most-used winning techniques

  • oshidashi 38%
  • yorikiri 26%
  • hatakikomi 8%

Signature maneuver: hidari-yotsu, yori

Connections

Common opponents

OpponentBoutsRecord
Wakanosho 18 9-9
Chiyoshoma 14 9-5
Sadanoumi 14 7-7