Sentoryū
| Sentoryū Henri | |
|---|---|
| 戦闘竜 扁利 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Henry Armstrong Miller July 16, 1969 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Web presence | website |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tomozuna |
| Record | 403-303-99 |
| Debut | July 1988 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 12 (September, 2000) |
| Retired | November, 2003 |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| * Up to date as of November 2007. | |
| Henry "Sentoryū" Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henry Armstrong Miller July 16, 1969 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Sentoryū |
| Nationality |
American Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg; 21 st 6 lb) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Team Fighting Dragon |
| Rank | Maegashira in Sumo |
| Years active | 7 (2004-present) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Henry Armstrong Miller (born July 16, 1969) is a former sumo wrestler, raised in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, who competed under the shikona Sentoryū Henri (戦闘竜 扁利?). The first wrestler from the US mainland to reach the top makuuchi division, he made his professional debut in 1988 and reached a highest rank of maegashira 12 before retiring in 2003. He is currently a mixed martial artist.
He was born in Tachikawa, Japan, the son of an African-American father and Japanese mother. He was born on the same day that the Apollo 11 lunar mission left Earth and his middle name was given to him by his father in honor of Neil Armstrong. He lived on Yokota Air Base until the age of six, when he moved with his family to St Louis, Missouri. He grew up in Ferguson. His dream of becoming a professional football player was ended by a knee injury in his senior year of high school, but he had also been wrestling since elementary school and he had qualified for the state championships. After graduating in 1987 he returned to Japan to try professional sumo.
He joined the Tomozuna stable of wrestlers, also the home of future ozeki Kaio. He was given the shikona of Sentoryū, meaning "fighting war dragon" but also a play on words for his hometown of St Louis. He was relatively small at 174 cm and 94 kg when he made his debut in July 1988. He won the yusho or tournament championship in his first official tournament in the jonidan division in September 1988, defeating a fellow American, Shinnishiki from Los Angeles. In 1991 he reached makushita for the first time but injury problems meant he did not establish himself in the division until 1993. In November 1994 he became a sekitori for the first time but lasted only two tournaments in the jūryō division before being demoted.
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