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 1979 Nov.
Win rate by opponent tier 949 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 | 214-220 | 49% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 272-158 | 63% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 56-25 | 69% |
| Juryo | 1-3 | 25% |
| 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 | 17–2 | 89 | 1980 |
| Nagahama | 18–4 | 82 | 1980 |
| Tamanofuji | 18–7 | 72 | 1980 |
| Kirinji | 17–7 | 71 | 1980 |
| Futagodake | 10–5 | 67 | 1975 |
| Tochiazuma | 10–5 | 67 | 1975 |
| Masuiyama | 18–10 | 64 | 1980 |
| Kurohimeyama | 21–13 | 62 | 1980 |
| Kotozakura | 11–7 | 61 | 1974 |
| Hasegawa | 14–9 | 61 | 1976 |
| Fujizakura | 18–12 | 60 | 1980 |
| Takamiyama | 23–16 | 59 | 1980 |
| Asahikuni | 20–15 | 57 | 1979 |
| Kongo | 9–7 | 56 | 1976 |
| Daiju | 12–10 | 55 | 1975 |
| Arase | 15–14 | 52 | 1980 |
| Kaiketsu | 19–20 | 49 | 1978 |
| Takanohana | 22–24 | 48 | 1980 |
| Wakamisugi | 14–19 | 42 | 1980 |
| Kiyokuni | 6–9 | 40 | 1973 |
| Wajima | 16–27 | 37 | 1980 |
| Kitanoumi | 13–26 | 33 | 1980 |
| Kirinji | 6–15 | 29 | 1974 |
| Kitanofuji | 2–14 | 13 | 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
Beaten by
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1970 Jul Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1971 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 4 East
- 1971 Nov Gino-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1973 Jan Shukun-sho Maegashira 3 West
- 1973 Mar Gino-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1975 Jan Shukun-sho Maegashira 6 West
- 1975 Mar Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1975 Nov ★ Yusho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1975 Nov Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1975 Nov Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1979 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1980 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 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.