Career arc
Banzuke position every tournament in Makuuchi - 1 is the very top (Yokozuna 1 East), higher numbers sit lower. Gold ★ marks a tournament championship; ◆ a special prize. Peak reached Yokozuna 1 West in 1983 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 769 bouts
Records bucketed by where the opponent was ranked the day of the bout. A quick read on "is he beating who he should?".
| Opponents | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| Sanyaku | 120-115 | 51% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 271-126 | 68% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 65-57 | 53% |
| Juryo | 7-8 | 47% |
| Lower | — | — |
Head-to-head top 24 most-met, by win %
Among the 24 opponents this wrestler met most often, sorted by his win rate. Truncated by meetings first so the percentages stay meaningful (no "100% 1-0" surprises). Click any name for that opponent's profile.
| Opponent | W–L | % | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadanoumi | 13–1 | 93 | 1984 |
| Toryu | 14–3 | 82 | 1984 |
| Ozutsu | 22–5 | 81 | 1984 |
| Kaiki | 17–5 | 77 | 1985 |
| Kurosegawa | 10–3 | 77 | 1982 |
| Kirinji | 17–6 | 74 | 1984 |
| Aobajo | 16–6 | 73 | 1984 |
| Kurama | 18–7 | 72 | 1985 |
| Masudayama | 15–6 | 71 | 1984 |
| Onishiki | 10–4 | 71 | 1985 |
| Kaneshiro | 16–7 | 70 | 1983 |
| Banryuyama | 10–5 | 67 | 1981 |
| Takamiyama | 10–5 | 67 | 1983 |
| Tochiakagi | 12–7 | 63 | 1982 |
| Hokutenyu | 13–8 | 62 | 1985 |
| Chiyonofuji | 16–12 | 57 | 1985 |
| Dewanohana | 16–12 | 57 | 1985 |
| Oshio | 10–8 | 56 | 1983 |
| Nagaoka | 12–14 | 46 | 1985 |
| Kotokaze | 13–18 | 42 | 1984 |
| Masuiyama | 5–8 | 38 | 1981 |
| Tamanofuji | 5–8 | 38 | 1981 |
| Kitanoumi | 7–15 | 32 | 1984 |
| Washuyama | 5–11 | 31 | 1981 |
Kimarite
The winning techniques behind every decisive bout. Left: moves that ended bouts in this wrestler's favour. Right: moves opponents used to beat him. Hover any name for a plain-language description.
Winning techniques
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1977 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 11 West
- 1980 Jul Kanto-sho Maegashira 12 East
- 1980 Sep Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 1980 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 1980 Nov Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1981 Nov Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1982 Jan Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1982 Sep ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1983 Jul ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1983 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1984 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
Similar fighters by kimarite mix
Closest stylistic profiles, by cosine similarity over each rikishi's normalized winning-kimarite vector. Requires 60+ Makuuchi wins on both sides.
Closest fighting-style profiles by kimarite mix. Needs 60+ Makuuchi wins to compare.