Matsumidori Tetsuya - 松緑 哲也 (born July 27, 1981) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Noto, Ishikawa. He made his debut in March 1997 and wrestled for Onomatsu stable. His highest rank was makushita 14 and he retired in September 2010.
Career[]
Yabushita joined Onomatsu stable and made his professional debut in March 1997. He finished with a strong 6-1 record in his first tournament and was given the shikona "Matsumidori" (松緑) in July 1997. He was promoted to sandanme in September 2000, but missed 2 tournaments in 2001 which resulted to a drop back down to jonidan. He returned to sumo in September 2001 and in November 2001, he finished with a perfect 7-0 record, but missed out on the jonidan yusho after losing to Kokkai in a playoff. Nevertheless, he followed with three more winning records and was promoted to makushita in July 2002. In March 2005, he finished with a strong 6-1 record and qualified for a seven-man playoff for the makushita yusho. He defeated Sumanofuji in the first round and Tamamitsukuni in the second round, but lost to Kyokunankai in the final round. He reached a career-best makushita 14 in September 2010, but could only manage a 3-4 record in this tournament.
Retirement from Sumo[]
Matsumidori was suspended from the July 2010 tournament, along with several other wrestlers, after admitting involvement in illegal gambling on baseball. He retired from sumo after the following September 2010 tournament. After retiring, he worked as a fisherman in his hometown, but due to his connection with the gambling scandal, on January 26, 2011, he was accused of illegal gambling and arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. On May 6, 2011, the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to 10 months imprisonment with 3 years of probation.
Fighting Style[]
Matsumidori defeats Mizakura by oshidashi (push out)
Matsumidori was proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His favored grip on his opponent's mawashi was migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position. His most often used winning kimarite was oshidashi (push out), followed by yorikiri (force out).
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 282-240-45/522 (82 basho)
- Makushita: 119-133-7/252 (37 basho)
- Sandanme: 76-36-28/112 (20 basho)
- Jonidan: 77-67-10/144 (22 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 10-4/14 (2 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Yabushita Tetsuya (1997.03 - 1997.05)
- Matsumidori Tetsuya (1997.07 - 2010.09)