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 1978 Jul.
Win rate by opponent tier 738 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 | 181-134 | 57% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 293-82 | 78% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 30-12 | 71% |
| Juryo | 4-2 | 67% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneshiro | 29–2 | 94 | 1982 |
| Oshio | 12–1 | 92 | 1983 |
| Kurama | 11–1 | 92 | 1982 |
| Takamiyama | 28–3 | 90 | 1982 |
| Masuiyama | 26–3 | 90 | 1981 |
| Tamanofuji | 23–3 | 88 | 1981 |
| Washuyama | 18–3 | 86 | 1981 |
| Kaiki | 12–2 | 86 | 1982 |
| Kurohimeyama | 18–5 | 78 | 1981 |
| Onishiki | 9–3 | 75 | 1983 |
| Kirinji | 21–9 | 70 | 1982 |
| Kaiketsu | 16–7 | 70 | 1978 |
| Chiyonofuji | 10–5 | 67 | 1982 |
| Dewanohana | 10–5 | 67 | 1983 |
| Tochiakagi | 8–4 | 67 | 1982 |
| Kotokaze | 13–7 | 65 | 1982 |
| Fujizakura | 17–10 | 63 | 1982 |
| Asashio | 9–6 | 60 | 1983 |
| Mienoumi | 19–14 | 58 | 1980 |
| Ozutsu | 7–6 | 54 | 1982 |
| Arase | 14–14 | 50 | 1980 |
| Asahikuni | 14–15 | 48 | 1979 |
| Wajima | 14–19 | 42 | 1981 |
| Kitanoumi | 17–25 | 40 | 1982 |
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.
- 1974 Sep Gino-sho Maegashira 3 East
- 1974 Nov Gino-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1975 Jan Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1976 Sep Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1976 Nov Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1977 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1977 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1978 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1979 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1980 Sep ★ 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.