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{{Short description|Estonian sumo wrestler and politician}}
{{Infobox sumo wrestler
|image = Baruto 2011 Sep.JPG
|caption = Baruto in 2011
|native_name = 把瑠都 凱斗
|native_name_lang = ja
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|height = {{height|meters=1.99}}
|weight = {{convert|183|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
|heya = [[Mihogaseki stable|Mihogaseki]]
|rank =
|record = 431-213-102
|debut = May 2004
|retireddate = September 2013
|highestrank = Ōzeki (May
|yushos = 1 (Makuuchi)<br/> 3 (Jūryō)<br/>1 (Makushita)<br/>1 (Jonidan)<br/>1 (Jonokuchi)
|prizes = Fighting Spirit (5)<br/> Outstanding Performance (1) <br/> Technique (1)
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'''Kaido Höövelson''' (known professionally as '''Baruto Kaito'''
After retirement from sumo
==Early life and sumo background==
Höövelson was born in [[Väike-Maarja]], but grew up in the nearby [[Rohu, Estonia|Rohu]] village in current [[
[[File:Baruto 08 Sep.jpg|thumb|Baruto outside a September 2008 tournament]]
He played [[basketball]] as a teenager and also won a national [[judo]] championship in Estonia.<ref name=sumofan>{{cite web|author=Buckton, Mark |title=SFM Interview: Baruto |work=Sumo Fan Magazine |url=http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_7/Interview.htm |date=June 2006 |access-date=29 May 2008 |archive-date=31 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531140723/http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_7/Interview.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He was introduced to amateur sumo when he was a little boy through his judo coach Riho Rannikmaa, and an official from the [[Kagoshima Prefecture]] Sumo Association, Kazuo Kurazono, encouraged him to join the professional sport.<ref name=sumofan/> Due to the restrictions on foreigners entering sumo, the only [[heya (sumo)|stable]] with a place available was [[Mihogaseki stable|Mihogaseki]].<ref name=sumofan/> He came to Japan with a friend from Estonia, Ott Juurikas, who entered [[Irumagawa stable]] and fought under the name of Kitaoji but quit after only one tournament.<ref name="gunning1112">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/12/sumo/baruto-overcame-obstacles-become-ozeki/
Baruto won the ''jūryō'' division March 2006 ''[[honbasho]]'' tournament with a perfect 15–0 result. This was only the fourth time ever that a ''jūryō'' wrestler has won the championship with such a record. He was the first to achieve this since [[Kitanofuji Katsuaki|Kitanofuji]], who ultimately reached the top ''[[yokozuna (sumo)|yokozuna]]'' rank, in 1963.<ref name="promoted">{{cite web|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20100331p2g00m0sp009000c.html |title=Sumo: Estonian wrestler Baruto promoted to ōzeki |date=31 March 2010 |work=Mainichi Daily News |access-date=31 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403223700/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20100331p2g00m0sp009000c.html |archive-date=3 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a result of this performance he was promoted to ''[[makuuchi]]'', the highest division, for the first time in his career in May 2006. It is likely that Baruto could have achieved a more rapid rise to the top division, were it not for him suffering from [[appendicitis]] in November 2005, the resulting absence from the tournament sending him back down to the third-highest ''[[makushita]]'' division temporarily. Despite this, his rise to the top division in two years is equal to the second-fastest ever.
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On the seventh day of the January 2010 tournament he finally managed to defeat a ''yokozuna'', [[Hakuhō]], by ''sukuinage'', or beltless arm throw, his first win over a ''yokozuna'' in nineteen attempts. This earned him his first Outstanding Performance award, and he finished on 12–3. He became only the third wrestler to compile 33 wins over three tournaments in a ''[[san'yaku]]'' rank and not be promoted to ''ōzeki'', following [[Kotogahama]] in 1957 and [[Miyabiyama]] (twice) in 2006. At the March tournament in [[Osaka]] it was indicated by Sumo Association official [[Kaiki Nobuhide|Tomozuna Oyakata]] that he would need to win at least 13 bouts and be in contention for the ''[[yūshō]]'' to earn ''ōzeki'' promotion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.postimees.ee/?id=237857 |title=Baruto vajab ozekiks tõusmiseks vähemalt 13 võitu |date=16 March 2010 |publisher=[[Postimees]] |language=et |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322201928/http://sport.postimees.ee/?id=237857 |archive-date=22 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Baruto was nursing an injury to his left thumb throughout the ''basho'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ss20100315b1.html |title=Hakuho off to flying start in Osaka |date=15 March 2010 |work=[[The Japan Times]] |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323192128/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ss20100315b1.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which he picked up in a training session with [[Aran Hakutora|Aran]]. However, he produced his best score in the top division to date of 14–1, and lost only to Hakuhō on Day 11. He was in contention for the championship until the final bout of the tournament, which Hakuhō won over [[Harumafuji]] to complete an undefeated 15–0 performance. Baruto was rewarded with special prizes for Fighting Spirit and Technique, the first time since [[Kotomitsuki]] in July 2007 that one wrestler has received two prizes in the same tournament.<ref name=flawless/>
Baruto's promotion was officially confirmed by the Sumo Association on March 31. Speaking to reporters at his Onoe stable, he said, "I want to be cheerful and be an ''ōzeki'' that can live up to the expectations of the fans." He also made clear his determination to win the ''yūshō'', as "unless I win a championship I can't move up to ''yokozuna''."<ref name=promoted/> However, for a significant period he was not able to challenge for the championship as an ''ōzeki'', his best score never being higher than 11–4. This changed in January 2012, when after he recorded 13 straight wins and his nearest challenger ''yokozuna'' Hakuhō suffered three losses in four bouts, he took the championship with two days left to spare.<ref name=newyear>{{cite news|last=Hueston |first=Dave |title=Baruto wins New Year basho |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120121b1.html |work=Japan Times |access-date=26 January 2012 |date=21 January 2012 |archive-date=24 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124113158/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120121b1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This made him the ninth foreigner, and the second from Europe after Kotoōshū, to win a top division championship.<ref name=newyear/> He finished on 14–1, denied a perfect record by Hakuhō on the final day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sumo: Hakuho denies Baruto perfect record on final day of New Year sumo |url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20120123p2g00m0sp084000c.html |publisher=[[Mainichi Daily News]] |archive-url=https://
===Loss of rank===
Baruto was ''kadoban'', or in danger of demotion from ''ōzeki'', after he pulled out of the Aki basho in September 2012 on the 4th day after injuring the big toe on his right foot before the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/sumo/AJ201209120085 |title=SUMO/ Hakuho, Harumafuji remain impressive on Day 4 |date=12 September 2012 |publisher=Asahi Shimbun |access-date=17 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101222127/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/sumo/AJ201209120085 |archive-date=1 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Needing at least eight wins to preserve his rank in the Kyushu tournament in November, he instead had to withdraw once again on Day 3 after injuring a thigh muscle, and was demoted back to ''sekiwake''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/sumo/AJ201211130103 |title=SUMO/ Hakuho stays one win ahead of Harumafuji on Day 3 |date=13 November 2012 |publisher=Asahi Shimbun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419125330/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/sumo/AJ201211130103 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 November 2012 }}</ref> Needing ten wins in the January 2013 tournament, he lost his chance of an immediate return to ''ōzeki'' on Day 13 when he fell to his sixth defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/sumo/AJ201301250089 |title=Harumafuji claims perfect record |date=25 January 2013 |publisher=Asahi Shimbun |access-date=30 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129044014/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/sumo/AJ201301250089 |archive-date=29 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He would have had to win 32 or 33 bouts in three consecutive tournaments in ''makuuchi'' to earn promotion to ''ōzeki'' again.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.err.ee/sports/70ace436-7c50-4f03-ae81-62a78f4cdf71 |title=Baruto Loses, Ozeki Hopes Crushed |date=25 January 2013 |publisher=Estonian Public Broadcasting |access-date=1 February 2013 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127140400/http://news.err.ee/sports/70ace436-7c50-4f03-ae81-62a78f4cdf71 }}</ref> Because he sat out the summer tournament 2013 due to injury, he was demoted to the ''jūryō'' division in September 2013 and chose to retire on September
==Fighting style==
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==After sumo==
[[File:Kaido Höövelson at the Opinion Festival 2022 in Paide, Estonia.jpg|thumb|Höövelson at the [[Arvamusfestival]] in [[Paide]] in 2022]]
After retirement Baruto became involved in several different business ventures, involving holiday accommodation, cattle breeding, vehicle repair and maintenance, beverage sale, and tourism.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2015/03/08/baruto-seitse-ari |title=Baruto seitse äri |first=Mari|last=Mets |publisher=[[Äripäev]] |date=8 March 2015 |access-date=19 August 2018|language=et}}</ref>
In October 2015 he announced that he would become a [[mixed martial arts]] fighter, joining the [[Rizin Fighting Federation]].<ref name="mma">{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/10/22/more-sports/ex-ozeki-baruto-awaits-mixed-martial-arts-debut/
In December 2017, [[NHK]], the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, announced that it would air a three-episode series based on author [[Gengoroh Tagame]]'s [[manga]] series ''[[My Brother's Husband]]''. The series tells the story of a man named Yaichi, who is struggling to deal with the death of his [[Homosexuality in Japan|gay]] twin brother, Ryoji. Yaichi and his young daughter Kana's lives become disrupted when they meet Ryoji's Canadian husband, Mike Flanagan. Actor [[Ryuta Sato]] was cast to play Yaichi and Baruto Kaito was cast for the role of Mike Flanagan. The series premiered in March 2018 on NHK's BS Premium.<ref name="Pink News">{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/12/06/japans-national-broadcaster-orders-tv-show-about-gay-couple/ |title=Japan's national broadcaster orders TV show about gay couple|date=6 December 2017|work=Pink News|access-date=6 December 2016}}</ref>
Baruto has also taken part in amateur sumo competitions, winning the open weight category at the Estonian national championships in 2018, and he was planning to compete in the [[European Sumo Championships]] in [[Tallinn]] in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/02/06/sumo/european-sumo-overcomes-schism-build-popularity/
==Political career==
On September 7, 2018, Höövelson announced that he had joined the [[Estonian Center Party]] and had applied for the [[2019 Estonian parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.err.ee/859508/former-professional-sumo-wrestler-kaido-hoovelson-joins-centre-party|title=Former professional sumo wrestler Kaido Höövelson joins Centre Party |last=Cavegn|first=Dario|date=7 September 2018|publisher=ERR News|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> He ran for election in [[Harju County|Harju]] and [[Rapla County|Rapla]] counties, and received 642 votes. Höövelson was elected to the [[Riigikogu]] after candidate Vladimir Arhipov declined his seat. One of his goals as an MP
==Personal life==
[[File:Valgetähe 3. klassi teenetemärgi üleandmine Barutole.jpg|thumb|In 2012 Estonian president [[Toomas Hendrik Ilves]] awarded the [[Order of the White Star]] to Baruto.]] While in Japan Baruto's interests away from the ''[[dohyō]]'' included [[coin collecting]] and [[pachinko]].<ref name="gunning1112"/>
In February 2009,
Höövelson is fluent in [[Estonian language|Estonian]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref>{{cite news |title=5カ国語操る元力士、いまは国会議員 「把瑠都」に聞いた、小国のいいところ：朝日新聞GLOBE＋ |url=https://globe.asahi.com/article/14700715 |work=朝日新聞GLOBE＋ |date=2022-08-26 |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
Baruto received the [[Order of the White Star]], 3rd Class in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barutole omistati Valgetähe III klassi orden|trans-title=Baruto is awarded the Order of the White Star Class III|url=http://sport.err.ee/varia/5c50b5e1-f1e5-4afb-8900-1fd607a637aa|date=1 Feb 2012|agency=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]|language=et}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Baruto saab presidendilt Valgetähe ordeni|trans-title=Baruto is the President of the Order of the White Star|url=http://sport.postimees.ee/723936/baruto-saab-presidendilt-valgetahe-ordeni/|newspaper=[[Postimees]]|date=1 Feb 2012|language=et}}</ref>▼
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==Career record==
{{Sumo record box start|Baruto Kaito<ref>{{cite web|title=Baruto Kaito Rikishi Information|publisher=Sumo Reference|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?shikona=baruto&heya=-1&shusshin=-1&b=-1&high=-1&hd=-1&entry=-1&intai=-1&sort=1 | access-date=2013-01-27}}</ref>}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080531140723/http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_7/Interview.htm Interview with Baruto]
* [http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?shikona=baruto Sumo statistics on Baruto]
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