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 1974 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 1040 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 | 356-141 | 72% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 421-84 | 83% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 19-11 | 63% |
| Juryo | 5-3 | 63% |
| 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 | 29–0 | 100 | 1982 |
| Yutakayama | 21–0 | 100 | 1980 |
| Kurama | 17–0 | 100 | 1984 |
| Aobajo | 16–1 | 94 | 1984 |
| Arase | 31–2 | 94 | 1980 |
| Tamanofuji | 22–2 | 92 | 1981 |
| Ozutsu | 20–2 | 91 | 1984 |
| Washuyama | 17–2 | 89 | 1981 |
| Kirinji | 28–4 | 88 | 1984 |
| Kotokaze | 20–3 | 87 | 1984 |
| Daiju | 19–3 | 86 | 1976 |
| Fujizakura | 27–6 | 82 | 1983 |
| Takamiyama | 35–8 | 81 | 1982 |
| Asahikuni | 27–7 | 79 | 1979 |
| Takanohana | 36–10 | 78 | 1980 |
| Kurohimeyama | 26–8 | 76 | 1981 |
| Hasegawa | 13–4 | 76 | 1976 |
| Kaiketsu | 26–9 | 74 | 1978 |
| Takanosato | 15–7 | 68 | 1984 |
| Mienoumi | 26–13 | 67 | 1980 |
| Chiyonofuji | 12–6 | 67 | 1984 |
| Wakamisugi | 25–17 | 60 | 1982 |
| Wajima | 21–23 | 48 | 1981 |
| Asashio | 7–12 | 37 | 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.
- 1973 Mar Kanto-sho Maegashira 5 West
- 1973 Nov Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1974 Jan ★ Yusho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1974 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1974 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1975 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1975 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1976 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1976 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1976 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1977 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1977 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1978 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1978 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1978 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1978 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1978 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1979 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1979 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1979 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1980 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1980 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1980 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1981 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1981 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1982 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1984 May ★ 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.