Daionami Masaru - 大鷹浪 勝 (born August 9, 1983) is a former Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar. He made his debut in January 2001 and wrestled for Tatsunami stable. His highest rank was makushita 33 and he retired in May 2016.
Early Life[]
Uuganbayar was an avid practitioner of Bokh (traditional Mongolian wrestling) and was scouted alongside Davaanyamyn (Harumafuji) and Ganbold (Toranoyama) out of 100 participants by former yokozuna Asahifuji in July 2000. Asahifuji intended to take all three into his Ajigawa stable, however, there was two foreigners per stable rule, so Ajigawa Oyakata recommended Uuganbayar to join Tatsunami stable which was run by Ajigawa's protege, Asahiyutaka. He was given the shikona "Daionami" (大鷹浪) and made his debut on January 2001.
Career[]
Daionami rose pass the first two divisions quite quickly, but he struggled in sandanme. It was not until September 2004, when he was finally promoted to makushita. He could not establish himself in makushita and after four tournaments was demoted back down to sandanme. He produced mixed results for the next two years. In May 2007, he won all seven matches in sandanme, but lost to Sokokurai in a playoff for the yusho.
As a result he was promoted to a career-best makushita 33. However, he could not maintain his rank and two tournaments later, he was demoted back down to sandanme. He would bounce back between sandanme and makushita for the next seven years. He was demoted to jonidan in November 2015 for the first time since July 2002, and he subsequently announced his retirement two tournaments later.
Personal Life[]
He obtained Japanese citizenship in November 18th, 2010. He changed his legal name from Batbaatar Uuganbayar (Батбаатарын Ууганбаяр) to Bayaru Nakata (中田バヤル).
Fighting Style[]
Daionami defeats Hibikiryu by uwatenage (overarm throw)
Daionami was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling to pushing and thrusting techniques. He won most of his bouts with a straightforward yorikiri, or force out. He was also fond of employing uwatenage, or overarm throw, and shitatenage, or underarm throw.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 309-314-14/621 (92 basho)
- Makushita: 62-85/147 (21 basho)
- Sandanme: 206-207-14/411 (61 basho)
- Jonidan: 36-20/56 (8 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 5-2/7 (1 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Daionami Masaru (2001.01 - 2016.05)
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