, born February 10, 1996, as is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Wrestling for Minatogawa stable (the former Tokiwayama stable), his highest rank is jà «ryà  4.
Born in Yatsushiro in 1996, he began wrestling in the 5th grade at the age of 10. When he was in middle school, he met former yokozuna Takanohana Kà Âji, who had come to observe a training session. He maintained his relationship with the former yokozuna after joining Tottori Jà Âhoku High School's prestigious sumo club and participated in training camps organized by Takanohana. In his third year, he became the captain of the club and led it to the number one position in Japan notably winning the Tokyo National Athletic Championships. During his high school years, he notably met Bushà Âzan who was the captain of the rival team of Saitama Sakae High School, another prestigious sumo club. As a result, Bushà Âzan and his team notably inflicted a defeat on Takakento and Jà Âhoku High in the team tournament at the 2013 National High School Tournament. In 2014, Takakento joined Takanohana's stable, while Bushà Âzan joined Fujishima stable, and began a friendly rivalry with him, saying "I don't want to lose (to him)". Other Yatsushiro recruits from that year included the current Genbumaru (Onoe stable).
Wrestling under his real name (Mizuta Kento), he made his debut in maezumà  and got 3 wins out of 4 matches. During his first honbasho in March, 2014 saw him post a record of 5âÂÂ2. In March 2015, Takakento was competing to win the makushita division championship but failed on the last day against veteran makushita wrestler Dewahayate. In November of the same year, he injured his left knee which caused him to fall to sandanme, the third division in the sport. In July 2016, he was given the shikona, or ring name, Takakento, a combination of the first kanji character of his master's name (Takanohana) and his real first name (Kento). The first name of his shikona was given to him to evoke one of the names of Uesugi Kenshin (Uesugi Terutora). When Takanohana retired in 2018, Takakento was transferred to Chiganoura stable (currently called Tokiwayama stable). At the time, he was the uchi-deshi, or attendant, of à Âzeki Takakeishà  and Takakento often praise the à Âzeki who helped him to train and prepare mentally.<br> Takakento wrestled in makushita for almost five years but, following strong results in 2020 and January 2021, he was promoted to jà «ryà Â, sumo's second highest division, for the March tournament along Bushà Âzan, Ichiyamamoto and Nishikifuji. He lost jà «ryà  status after the September 2021 tournament, but was promoted back in March 2022. He finished that tournament at seven wins and eight losses, remaining at the same rank for the next tournament due to the balance of promotion and demotion. In May, he again scored 7âÂÂ8, and was demoted to makushita after losing to on the final day. Takakento, however, regained his jà «ryà  rank in July of the same year. Takakento continued his career in jà «ryà  in January 2023 and was the first opponent of former à Âzeki Asanoyama who, returning from suspension, was moving up in the rankings. In March 2023, he faced and was defeated by fellow Jà Âhoku High alumni, Ochiai Tetsuya, who expressed his respect for him for having been the captain of his team when he was in fourth grade himself.
Takakento mainly uses oshi-zumà  techniques, or pushing attacks, with the majority of his kimarite wins coming via oshidashi.