# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yoshinofuji-naoya
# Generated: 2026-08-16T11:36:02.590Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yoshinofuji-naoya"
name: "Yoshinofuji Naoya"
slug: "yoshinofuji-naoya"
description: "Yoshinofuji Naoya  is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto. He made his debut in May 2024 and currently wrestles for Isegahama stable. He reached the jūryō division in March 2025. His highest rank has been komusubi. He was a runner-up in his top makuuchi division debut in July 2025, where he was considered a top contender for most of its duration, also winning the Fighting Spirit and Technique awards. He changed his ring name from Kusano to Yoshinofuji prior to the November 2025 tournament."
tagline: "Japanese sumo wrestler"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kusano-20250721.jpg/330px-Kusano-20250721.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
birthDate: "2001-06-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.47
  momentum:             15
  historical:           2.841252
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  46
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128839924"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinofuji_Naoya"
    title: "Yoshinofuji Naoya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%A9%E3%83%8E%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89"
    title: "義ノ富士直哉"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Discovered via Wikipedia top-views