Hokutofuji Daiki
北勝富士 大輝
Hokutofuji in 2017
Personal information
Born	Daiki Nakamura (1992-07-15)15 July 1992 (age 32) Tokorozawa, Saitama
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	161 kg (355 lb; 25.4 st)
Career
Stable	Hakkaku
University	Nippon Sport Science University
Current rank	seebelow
Debut	March 2015
Highest rank	Komusubi (March 2019)
Championships	1 (Jūryō) 1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonidan)
Special Prizes	Technique (2) Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars	7 Kakuryū (2) Harumafuji Kisenosato (2) Hakuhō (2)
* Up to date as of 26 November 2023.

Hokutofuji Daiki (Japanese:北勝富士 大輝, born 15 July 1992 asDaiki Nakamura (中村 大輝,Nakamura Daiki)) is a Japanese professionalsumo wrestler fromTokorozawa, Saitama. His debut inmaezumō was in March 2015, and his firstmakuuchi divisionhonbasho was the Kyūshū tournament in November 2016. His highest rank has beenkomusubi. He has sevenkinboshi or gold stars for a defeat of ayokozuna and twospecial prizes for Technique and one for Fighting spirit. He wrestles forHakkaku stable.

Hokutofuji was a high schoolyokozuna atSaitama Sakae High School (also the alma mater ofGōeidō) and won multiple major amateur champions before his senior year atNippon Sport Science University. If he had entered professional sumo in either of those years he would have started as amakushita tsukedashi and skipped thelower divisions, but his parents wanted him to complete his education. So instead he made his debut in March 2015 at themaezumō level. He was unable to compete under his family name of Nakamura as that was already taken by Nakamura Oyakata (formersekiwakeKotonishiki), so instead he used his given name, Daiki. He rose up the ranks quickly, winning theyūshō or tournament championships in thejonidan andsandanme divisions with perfect 7-0 records. He became asekitori upon reaching thejūryō division in July 2016, and he won thejūryō championship in September with a 12–3 record, which saw him promoted to the topmakuuchi division. His rise to the top division in ten tournaments was the second fastest of modern times behind that ofJōkōryū who achieved the feat in nine tournaments in 2012. At this point he changed hisshikona from Daiki to Hokutofuji, which was derived from theshikona of his stablemaster, formeryokozunaHokutoumi, and Hokutoumi's own stablemaster, formeryokozunaKitanofuji.

Hokutofuji came through with a solid 9–6 record in his top division debut and recorded 9 wins again in January 2017. In March he recorded the firstmake-koshi (losing record) of his career, but a 10–5 result in May saw him move up the rankings. In the July 2017 tournament he earned akinboshi or gold star in his first ever match against ayokozuna, defeatingKakuryū,^[1] and finished with eight wins. On Day 4 of the September tournament he beatyokozunaHarumafuji to claim his secondkinboshi.^[2] He was a runner-up toHakuhō in the November 2017 tournament with an 11–4 record, and was awarded his firstspecial prize, for Technique. He also defeatedyokozunaKisenosato in this tournament, earning his thirdkinboshi in his last three tournaments.^[3] In January 2018 he won a fourth straightkinboshi by defeating Hakuhō on Day 3,^[4] but he finished the tournament with only four wins against eleven losses. In the May 2018 tournament he suffered aconcussion during afalse start at thetachi-ai in his match againstRyūden on Day 10.^[5] He withdrew from the rest of the tournament. Returning in July ranked at the bottom of the division atmaegashira 16, he secured awinning record.^[6]

In March 2019 he made hissanyaku debut atkomusubi rank. He was the thirdkomusubi from Saitama Prefecture afterWakabayama in September 1951 andWakachichibu in March 1959. He is also the fourthkomusubi from Hakkaku stable followingKaiho,Hokutoriki andOkinoumi.^[7] In September 2019 he picked up his sixthkinboshi by defeating Hakuhō on the opening day.^[8] Following this victory he lost his next six matches to fall to 1-6 but made an impressive recovery by winning his final 8 matches to finish the tournament at 9-6. He returned to the komusubi rank in November, one of four komusubi in that tournament, but fell just short of a majority of wins with a 7–8 record. Back in themaegashira ranks in January 2020 he earned his seventhkinboshi by defeating Kakuryū on Day 3.^[9] He also beat bothōzeki, and finished the tournament with eleven wins and his second Technique Prize.^[10] He returned to thekomusubi rank in March, and defeated Kakuryū again on Day 2,^[11] but finished the tournament with a 4–11 record. He has remained in themaegashira ranks since July 2020, and has alternated between winning and losing records for 16 straight tournaments up until May 2022. He was forced to withdraw from the July tournament on the final day due to COVID-19 protocols, although he already had a losing record by that point. In September he was the tournament leader after winning his first nine matches,^[12] but he lost five of his last six matches to finish with a 10–5 record.^[13]

In July 2023, Hokutofuji had a solid tournament, winning his twelfth match againstōzeki-promotion seekers,Hōshōryū.^[14] He also topped the rankings after the thirteenth day of the tournament, following a victory overmaegashiraEndō. Commenting on his performance, he expressed his desire to break his record formakuuchi wins with a twelfth victory over one of the other wrestlers competing for the title, the newly promotedHakuōhō.^[15] In September, Hokutofuji revealed he injured his right calf during a training session prior to the sixth day of the tournament.^[16]

During the September tournament, Hokutofuji put in a remarkable performance on the first three days. At the rank ofmaegashira 1, he faced the threeōzeki of the time (Takakeishō,Kirishima andHōshōryū) and won each of these matches.^[17] In an editorial forSports Nippon,Tamanoi-oyakata praised Hokutofuji and his "veteran skills" and for overcoming his neck and knee injuries.^[18] This performance marks only the fifth time since the beginning of theShōwa era that a wrestler not ranked insan'yaku has won three consecutive victories overōzeki-ranked wrestlers.^[19] He was promoted tokomusubi for the fourth time in November 2023, but won just 5 out of 15 matches and was demoted back to themaegashira ranks.

On Day 8 of the January 2024 tournament, Hokutofuji landed awkwardly at the end of his match againstHōshōryū. After he was helped up by attendants, Hokutofuji was taken to theKokugikan's medical clinic in a wheelchair. He withdrew from the tournament the next day, with his medical certificate noting a right kneecontusion requiring about two weeks of treatment.^[20]

At the start of the January 2025 tournament it was announced that Hokutofuji underwent knee surgery and had also developed a herniated disc, resulting in his withdrawal. The health issues were expected to take until the end of that month to heal.^[21] In March 2025 he was demoted tojūryō for the first time in over eight years, and won only three matches before pulling out on the final day.^[22]

Hokutofuji's performances to date suggest that he is anoshi-sumo specialist who favours pushingtechniques to fighting on themawashi or belt. He wins roughly half his bouts with a straightforwardoshi-dashi, or push out.^[23]

Hokutofuji was married on 6 January 2020 to a Japanese woman named Manami, who is four years his senior. The couple's first child, a boy, was born in March 2021.^[24]

Hokutofuji and his wife were initially unable to hold a formal wedding reception due theCOVID-19 pandemic. The wedding reception was officially held on 17 February 2024 at a hotel in Tokyo with about 600 attendees, including his stablemaster and Sumo Association presidentHakkaku.^[24]

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