kakenage - Hooking thigh throw

How it works

Hook a leg around the opponent's thigh and throw with a belt grip at once - a combined leg-and-arm throw.

Frequency by decade bouts won by kakenage across the Makuuchi era

7

50s

26

60s

17

70s

3

80s

5

90s

10

00s

9

10s

10

20s

Top practitioners most kakenage wins, 1958-present

Wrestlers who have won the most Makuuchi bouts by kakenage since 1958. Sorted by wins, then peak rank. Each name opens a full career profile.

Peak	Shikona	Wins by kakenage	Era	Active
K1E	Wakanoumi Masateru	14	1958–1963	–
M2E	Shinkawa Katsumi	7	1959–1961	–
Y1E	Hoshoryu · 豊昇龍　智勝	5	2020–2026	●
O1E	Masuiyama Daishiro	5	1974–1979	–
S1E	Mutsuarashi Yukio	5	1970–1976	–
K1W	Futagodake Takeshi	4	1970–1971	–
K1W	Kyokushuzan Noboru	4	1996–1998	–
M12W	Takanoyama Shuntaro	4	2011–2012	–
Y1W	Asashoryu Akinori	3	2002–2009	–
Y1W	Hakuho Sho	3	2010–2021	–
Y1W	Harumafuji Kohei	3	2011–2012	–
S1E	Tochiakagi Takanori	3	1977–1981	–
S2W	Aonosato Sakari	3	1963–1967	–
K1W	Kaiho Ryoji	3	2001–2003	–
K1W	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	3	2009–2015	–
M1E	Wakatenryu Yuzo	3	1963–1965	–
M4E	Kotoeko Mitsunori	3	2019–2023	–
M12W	Narutoumi Kazuyuki	3	1959–1960	–
Y1W	Tamanoumi Masahiro	2	1965–1968	–
O1W	Takanohana Toshiaki	2	1970–1977	–
O2W	Matsunobori Shigeo	2	1959–1960	–
S1W	Akinoshima Katsumi	2	1989–1993	–
S1E	Daigo Hisateru	2	1963–1963	–
S1W	Fujinokawa Taketo	2	1967–1968	–
S1W	Kainoyama Isamu	2	1962–1963	–
K1W	Kokkai Futoshi	2	2009–2010	–
K1W	Wakanami Jun	2	1964–1967	–
M2E	Daitenryu Mitsunori	2	1959–1960	–
M2E	Wakanoumi Masateru	2	1973–1974	–
M3W	Terutsuyoshi Shoki	2	2021–2021	–
M5W	Shima#	2	1966–1967	–
M6E	Kinkaiyama Ryu	2	1999–2001	–
M8E	Tamarikido Hideki	2	2002–2003	–
M9W	Kiyonomori Masao	2	1960–1963	–
M10W	Akua · 天空海(あくあ)	2	2021–2021	●
Y1W	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	1	1980–1980	–
Y1E	Kotozakura Masakatsu	1	1968–1968	–
Y1W	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	1	1975–1975	–
Y1W	Taiho Koki	1	1960–1960	–
Y1W	Terunofuji Haruo · 照ノ富士　春雄	1	2021–2021	–
Y1E	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	1	1960–1960	–
Y1W	Wakanohana Kanji	1	1978–1978	–
O1E	Asahikuni Masuo	1	1971–1971	–
O1W	Kaiketsu Masateru	1	1974–1974	–
O1W	Kirishima · 霧島　鐵力	1	2021–2021	●
O1E	Kotogahama Sadao	1	1961–1961	–
O1W	Kotooshu Katsunori	1	2005–2005	–
O1E	Takanonami Sadahiro	1	1993–1993	–
O1W	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	1	1982–1982	–
O1W	Yutakayama Katsuo	1	1963–1963	–

● = active. Wins are per-perspective counts (each bout is recorded once for the winner). Cache double-counting is removed from the total / decade columns but kept for the per-wrestler row. Makuuchi only, 1958–2026.