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 1981 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 1048 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 | 344-119 | 74% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 405-89 | 82% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 48-33 | 59% |
| Juryo | 6-4 | 60% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itai | 16–0 | 100 | 1991 |
| Toryu | 15–0 | 100 | 1987 |
| Jingaku | 15–0 | 100 | 1990 |
| Kotogaume | 21–1 | 95 | 1990 |
| Sadanoumi | 19–1 | 95 | 1987 |
| Terao | 16–1 | 94 | 1990 |
| Dewanohana | 31–2 | 94 | 1987 |
| Ozutsu | 37–4 | 90 | 1990 |
| Sakahoko | 27–3 | 90 | 1991 |
| Wakashimazu | 25–3 | 89 | 1987 |
| Daijuyama | 21–3 | 88 | 1990 |
| Asahifuji | 30–5 | 86 | 1990 |
| Kirinji | 20–5 | 80 | 1988 |
| Kotokaze | 22–6 | 79 | 1985 |
| Aobajo | 14–4 | 78 | 1985 |
| Hokutenyu | 33–12 | 73 | 1990 |
| Onokuni | 23–9 | 72 | 1990 |
| Masudayama | 12–5 | 71 | 1984 |
| Konishiki | 19–9 | 68 | 1990 |
| Nagaoka | 31–15 | 67 | 1989 |
| Kaiki | 9–6 | 60 | 1985 |
| Tochiakagi | 7–8 | 47 | 1982 |
| Takanosato | 12–16 | 43 | 1985 |
| Kitanoumi | 6–12 | 33 | 1984 |
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.
- 1978 May Kanto-sho Maegashira 5 East
- 1980 Mar Gino-sho Maegashira 3 East
- 1980 Jul Gino-sho Maegashira 2 West
- 1980 Sep Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1980 Nov Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1981 Jan ★ Yusho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1981 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1981 Jan Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1981 Jul ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1981 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1982 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1982 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1982 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1982 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1983 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1983 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1984 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1985 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1985 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1985 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1985 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1986 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1986 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1986 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1986 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1986 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1987 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1987 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1987 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1988 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1988 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1988 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1988 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1989 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1989 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1989 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1990 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1990 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
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.