Futen'ō Izumi

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普天王水
Futen'ō Izumi
Personal information
Real name	Uchida Izumi
Date of birth	August 28, 1980
Place of birth	Kumamoto, Japan
Height	180.0cm (5'11")
Weight	150.0kg (330lb)
Career*
Heya	Dewanoumi
Rank	Maegashira 7
Record	185-170-4
Debut	January, 2003
Highest rank	Komusubi (September 2005)
Yushos	none
Special Prizes	Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (1)
Gold stars	0
* Career information is correct as of January 2007.

Futen'ō Izumi (Japanese: 普天王水, born August 28, 1980 as Uchida Izumi (内田水) in Tensui, Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan), is a sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has reached is komusubi.

Futen'ō entered sumo as a makushita (third division) wrestler in January 2003. He was runner-up in his first tournament, only losing on a tie-break after a 6-1 result. He was promoted to jūryō after only two tournaments, and makuuchi five tournaments later, in March 2004. He initially struggled in makuuchi, recording four make-koshi tournaments out of five before slipping back to jūryō in January 2005. He return to makuuchi the next tournament, however, and results of 11-4 and 10-5 in May and July saw him promoted to komusubi, his highest rank so far. He was unable to retain this rank, however, and a series of mixed results has left him a middle-ranked maegashira for the last year.