Fudoyama Subaru - 不動山 昴 (born September 9, 1983) is a former Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Bayanzurkh, Ulaanbaatar. He made his debut in January 2000 and wrestled for Takashima stable. His highest rank was makushita 38 and he retired in January 2008.
Early Life[]
Luvsandorj was born on September 9, 1983, in Bayanzurkh, Ulaanbaatar. His brother, Tsevegnyam (Kyokutenho), who is nine years his senior, was one of the Mongolian pioneers of sumo. Luvsandorj was unable to join Kyokutenho's stable due to the one foreigner per heya limit, so he joined Takashima stable instead. He was given the shikona "Fudoyama" (不動山) and made his professional debut in January 2000.
Career[]
Fudoyama produced three consecutive winning records from his debut and was promoted to the sandanme division in March 2001. He found the sandanme divison to be quite challenging and could not make it through the division. At times, he also fell back down to the jonidan division. In March 2005, Fudoyama won all seven matches at the rank of jonidan 5 and even defeated Kagemaru in a playoff to claim jonidan the yusho. He followed this result with an impressive 6-1 record which promoted him to the makushita division in July 2005.
Fudoyama struggled in makushita and could only produce two winning records out of his eight total tournaments in the division. He even went winless in the January 2007 tournament. After demotion from the makushita division and more losing records in sandanme, Fudoyama's retirement was announced after the January 2008 tournament.
Retirement from Sumo[]
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Fudoyama (left) wrestles a match in Dradition (c. 2010)
Fudoyama began training in Tatsunami Fujinami's Dradition Pro Wrestling promotion based in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. He made his professional wrestling debut on August 3, 2010, under the ring name "Robsandorj Nyamjyab". He later wrestled under his shikona of Fudoyama. He wrestled a total of 12 matches for the promotion and announced his retirement from professional wrestling in November 2011.
Personal Life[]
- Fudoyama is the only Mongolian to transition from sumo to professional wrestling.
- Fudoyama and Kyokutenho are the only pair of Mongolian siblings to join sumo.
Family[]
Fudoyama's brother, Tsevegnyam, who is nine years his senior, joined sumo in March 1992 and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Mongolian success to sumo. He won a top division championship in May 2012 at the age of 37 years and 8 months which made him the oldest top division champion in modern sumo. He also became the first Mongolian to run a professional sumo stable.
Fighting Style[]
Fudoyama defeats Orora by shitatenage (underarm throw)
Fudoyama 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 (overarm throw) and shitatenage (underarm throw).
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 166-163-7/329 (49 basho)
- Makushita: 21-35/56 (8 basho)
- Sandanme: 99-104-7/203 (30 basho)
- Jonidan: 41-22/63 (9 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 5-2/7 (1 basho)
Championships[]
- 1 Jonidan Championship (March 2005)
Shikona History[]
- Fudoyama Subaru (2000.01 - 2008.01)
Gallery[]
