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 East in 1973 Jul.
Win rate by opponent tier 820 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 | 267-125 | 68% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 320-68 | 82% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 25-12 | 68% |
| Juryo | 3-0 | 100% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washuyama | 18–0 | 100 | 1980 |
| Tochiazuma | 11–1 | 92 | 1974 |
| Takanosato | 11–1 | 92 | 1981 |
| Daiju | 19–2 | 90 | 1976 |
| Asahikuni | 30–4 | 88 | 1979 |
| Kaneshiro | 15–2 | 88 | 1980 |
| Tamanofuji | 19–3 | 86 | 1980 |
| Kongo | 18–3 | 86 | 1976 |
| Kiyokuni | 10–2 | 83 | 1973 |
| Daikirin | 13–3 | 81 | 1974 |
| Kurohimeyama | 24–6 | 80 | 1981 |
| Masuiyama | 30–8 | 79 | 1981 |
| Hasegawa | 18–5 | 78 | 1976 |
| Fujizakura | 24–8 | 75 | 1981 |
| Kotokaze | 8–3 | 73 | 1981 |
| Takanohana | 31–17 | 65 | 1980 |
| Mienoumi | 27–16 | 63 | 1980 |
| Nagahama | 13–8 | 62 | 1980 |
| Kirinji | 13–8 | 62 | 1980 |
| Wakamisugi | 19–14 | 58 | 1981 |
| Takamiyama | 24–18 | 57 | 1980 |
| Kitanoumi | 23–21 | 52 | 1981 |
| Kotozakura | 6–6 | 50 | 1974 |
| Kitanofuji | 5–7 | 42 | 1973 |
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.
- 1971 May Kanto-sho Maegashira 12 East
- 1971 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1972 Jan Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1972 May ★ Yusho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1972 May Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1972 Sep Shukun-sho Sekiwake 2 East
- 1973 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1973 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1973 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1974 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1974 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1974 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1976 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1976 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1977 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1977 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1977 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1979 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1980 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.