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kubihineri

Head twisting throw

1996 Nov – 2025 Nov 12 of 12 practitioners shown

Wins
8
Share
0.01%
First
1996
Latest
2025

How it works

Cup the back of the opponent's head and twist them down - a head-lever throw, distinct from the arm-based kubinage.

Frequency by decade bouts won by kubihineri across the Makuuchi era

1
90s
4
00s
1
10s
3
20s

Top practitioners most kubihineri wins, 1958-present

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

Peak Shikona Wins by kubihineri Era Active
O2W Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi 2 2019–2022
S1E Tamawashi 2 2010–2025
K1W Shimotori Norio 2 2004–2007
Y1W Asashoryu Akinori 1 2005–2005
S1E Aminishiki Ryuji 1 2009–2009
S1W Asasekiryu Taro 1 2007–2007
S1W Tosanoumi Toshio 1 1996–1996
K1W Kokkai Futoshi 1 2006–2006
K1W Tobizaru 1 2021–2021
M1E Ichiyamamoto 1 2022–2022
M1W Sadanoumi 1 2025–2025
M9W Wakakirin Shinichi 1 2008–2008

● = 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, 1996–2025.