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 Sekiwake 1 East in 1976 May.
Win rate by opponent tier 667 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 | 54-118 | 31% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 148-139 | 52% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 104-80 | 57% |
| Juryo | 12-12 | 50% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masudayama | 13–1 | 93 | 1984 |
| Takamiyama | 9–4 | 69 | 1984 |
| Takanosato | 10–5 | 67 | 1981 |
| Wakajishi | 8–4 | 67 | 1981 |
| Kirinji | 7–4 | 64 | 1984 |
| Aobajo | 10–6 | 63 | 1984 |
| Kurohimeyama | 13–9 | 59 | 1981 |
| Fujizakura | 13–10 | 57 | 1984 |
| Tamanofuji | 11–9 | 55 | 1981 |
| Arase | 14–12 | 54 | 1981 |
| Oshio | 7–6 | 54 | 1984 |
| Masuiyama | 9–8 | 53 | 1980 |
| Kurama | 5–6 | 45 | 1984 |
| Tochiakagi | 6–8 | 43 | 1984 |
| Kaiketsu | 5–8 | 38 | 1977 |
| Yutakayama | 5–10 | 33 | 1980 |
| Kaiki | 4–8 | 33 | 1984 |
| Kaneshiro | 6–13 | 32 | 1984 |
| Asahikuni | 4–9 | 31 | 1979 |
| Takanohana | 4–11 | 27 | 1980 |
| Chiyonofuji | 2–10 | 17 | 1981 |
| Wakamisugi | 3–18 | 14 | 1981 |
| Kitanoumi | 2–17 | 11 | 1981 |
| Wajima | 0–18 | 0 | 1980 |
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
Beaten by
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1973 May Kanto-sho Maegashira 13 West
- 1975 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 7 East
- 1976 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 6 East
- 1976 Mar Kanto-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1976 May Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1976 Nov Gino-sho Maegashira 4 West
- 1977 May Gino-sho Maegashira 4 West
- 1977 Jul Gino-sho Maegashira 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.