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 1962 Jan.
Win rate by opponent tier 813 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 | 294-147 | 67% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 264-59 | 82% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 28-20 | 58% |
| Juryo | 1-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myobudani | 18–0 | 100 | 1968 |
| Fujinishiki | 23–2 | 92 | 1967 |
| Kainoyama | 16–2 | 89 | 1969 |
| Tsurugamine | 15–2 | 88 | 1967 |
| Dewanishiki | 14–2 | 88 | 1963 |
| Iwakaze | 14–3 | 82 | 1964 |
| Wakamisugi | 23–5 | 82 | 1966 |
| Hasegawa | 16–4 | 80 | 1969 |
| Wakachichibu | 12–3 | 80 | 1965 |
| Aonosato | 11–3 | 79 | 1968 |
| Annenyama | 16–6 | 73 | 1964 |
| Tochihikari | 18–7 | 72 | 1966 |
| Kiyokuni | 18–7 | 72 | 1969 |
| Yutakayama | 20–8 | 71 | 1968 |
| Wakahaguro | 14–6 | 70 | 1963 |
| Kotogahama | 9–4 | 69 | 1962 |
| Sadanoyama | 17–9 | 65 | 1968 |
| Kotozakura | 16–9 | 64 | 1969 |
| Tochinoumi | 10–6 | 63 | 1966 |
| Kitabayama | 18–11 | 62 | 1966 |
| Kitanofuji | 14–10 | 58 | 1969 |
| Kirinji | 8–9 | 47 | 1969 |
| Tamanoshima | 10–13 | 43 | 1969 |
| Taiho | 16–21 | 43 | 1969 |
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.
- 1959 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 3 East
- 1960 Jan Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1960 Mar Shukun-sho Sekiwake 2 West
- 1960 May Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1960 Jul Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1960 Jul Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1961 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1963 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1965 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 1966 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 West
- 1967 Jul ★ 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.