Keiga Yuto 恵雅 悠斗

Keiga Yuto (恵雅 悠斗 · furigana けいが ゆうと) is a professional sumo wrestler born September 2, 2007 in Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture. His real name is Onodera Yuto (小野寺 悠斗) — his shikona keeps his given name (悠斗) and replaces only the family name. He competes for Futagoyama Stable (二子山部屋) and made his professional debut at the March 2023 Haru Basho.

Per the Japan Sumo Association's official profile, Keiga stands 185.5cm and weighs 126kg. At 185.5cm he is among the taller wrestlers at Futagoyama Stable; his weight, at 126kg, is moderate for his height — typical for a wrestler still in his late teens. He shares his home city of Otawara with several stablemates, including Mita Taiki, Soma Shinya, Shunta and Kotakiyama Kento — a Tochigi cluster that gives the stable a strong regional flavor.

Keiga's career-high rank is Sandanme 58 (三段目五十八枚目). For the November 2026 Kyushu Basho he is ranked East Jonidan 28 (東序二段二十八枚目), having dropped back out of the third division after a 2–5 at East Sandanme 72 in the September 2026 Aki Basho. The pattern of slipping back from a career-high rank and then climbing again is the normal rhythm of the lower divisions, where 4-3 winning records earn promotion and 3-4 losing records bring demotion.

Height in professional sumo is a double-edged attribute. Tall wrestlers can enjoy advantages in reach and certain throwing techniques, but a higher center of gravity makes balance and stability more demanding. At 18 years old, Keiga has years of physical and technical development ahead of him, and his next milestone is simply to win his way back into Sandanme and then hold his ground there.

Current rank: East Jonidan 28 for the November 2026 Kyushu Basho (November 8–22, Fukuoka Kokusai Center). Career high: Sandanme 58.

Trajectory: 5–2 in March 2026 promoted him from Jonidan to Sandanme, but a 2–5 at the May Natsu Basho dropped him back to East Jonidan 10 for July. He answered with a 4–3 at the July 2026 Nagoya Basho, which returned him to the third division at East Sandanme 72 for the September Aki Basho — but a 2–5 there sent him back down to East Jonidan 28 for the November 2026 Kyushu Basho. A winning record at Kyushu would put him in position to return to Sandanme.

At 18 years old and 185.5 cm, Keiga is one of the tallest wrestlers in the stable's lower divisions. His earlier promotion to Sandanme was a meaningful career milestone — his stated concern on camera was "whether I can give my full performance now that I've reached Sandanme."

Source: Self-introduction, New Year resolution, debut interview and Q&A videos on Futagoyama Stable's official YouTube channel 'Sumo food' (2024–2025), transcribed from on-screen captions.

From Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture; one of three siblings. Has the unusual background of basketball as his hobby. Adores Air Jordans, and dreamed publicly that if he won 1 million yen in the lottery he'd drink Starbucks and go on a hot-springs trip — a modest dream. When asked about overseas travel, he picked Leukerbad in Switzerland by name (a spa town).