Miyabiyama Tetsushi "makuuchi" rank of "maegashira" 16. He won only three bouts in that tournament and was demoted to "jūryō" in March 2013, where he again only managed three wins and quickly announced his retirement on the last day of the tournament. Miyabiyama fought in the top division for 82 tournaments in total, which is second best among "makushita tsukedashi" entrants and the eleventh best overall in sumo history. The 68 tournaments he fought after dropping from the "ōzeki" rank is also a record. He was the last active wrestler who had begun his career at "makushita" 60 (the bottom of the
2009 in Shooto held on March 8, 2009 at Hirano Ward Community Hall in Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Shooto: Shooto Tradition 6 was an event held on March 20, 2009 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: Gig Torao 2 was an event held on March 22, 2009 at The Fukuyama Industrial Exchange Center in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. Shooto: Shooting Disco 8: We Are Tarzan! was an event held on April 10, 2009 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: Gig Central 17 was an event held on April 12, 2009 at Asunal Kanayama Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Shooto: Gig Tokyo 2 was