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 Maegashira 1 West in 1988 Mar.
Win rate by opponent tier 285 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 | 3-5 | 38% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 70-71 | 50% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 54-76 | 42% |
| Juryo | 2-4 | 33% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tochitsurugi | 4–1 | 80 | 1987 |
| Daitetsu | 6–2 | 75 | 1988 |
| Tagaryu | 10–4 | 71 | 1989 |
| Hananokuni | 5–2 | 71 | 1989 |
| Itai | 8–4 | 67 | 1989 |
| Toryu | 5–3 | 63 | 1988 |
| Daijuyama | 6–4 | 60 | 1989 |
| Enazakura | 7–5 | 58 | 1989 |
| Sadanoumi | 4–3 | 57 | 1988 |
| Wakasegawa | 5–4 | 56 | 1989 |
| Ozutsu | 5–5 | 50 | 1989 |
| Kotoinazuma | 5–5 | 50 | 1989 |
| Takanofuji | 6–7 | 46 | 1989 |
| Tochitsukasa | 4–5 | 44 | 1989 |
| Fujinoshin | 4–5 | 44 | 1989 |
| Koboyama | 6–8 | 43 | 1989 |
| Kirinishiki | 4–6 | 40 | 1988 |
| Takamisugi | 3–6 | 33 | 1989 |
| Tochinowaka | 2–4 | 33 | 1989 |
| Kotogaume | 2–4 | 33 | 1988 |
| Misugisato | 2–5 | 29 | 1989 |
| Tamaryu | 1–7 | 13 | 1989 |
| Ryogoku | 1–9 | 10 | 1989 |
| Masurao | 0–7 | 0 | 1989 |
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.
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 立田山
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.