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 Ozeki 1 East in 1973 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 598 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 | 92-157 | 37% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 166-96 | 63% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 46-39 | 54% |
| Juryo | 2-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishikinada | 10–1 | 91 | 1976 |
| Toda | 10–3 | 77 | 1977 |
| Kongo | 10–3 | 77 | 1975 |
| Tochiazuma | 9–3 | 75 | 1976 |
| Fukunohana | 11–4 | 73 | 1975 |
| Yutakayama | 9–4 | 69 | 1977 |
| Masuiyama | 11–6 | 65 | 1977 |
| Hasegawa | 15–10 | 60 | 1976 |
| Kaiketsu | 12–9 | 57 | 1976 |
| Maenoyama | 8–6 | 57 | 1974 |
| Kitaseumi | 5–4 | 56 | 1977 |
| Kurohimeyama | 12–11 | 52 | 1976 |
| Asahikuni | 8–8 | 50 | 1976 |
| Arase | 5–5 | 50 | 1976 |
| Fujizakura | 6–7 | 46 | 1977 |
| Mienoumi | 9–12 | 43 | 1975 |
| Daikirin | 9–12 | 43 | 1974 |
| Kiyokuni | 5–7 | 42 | 1973 |
| Takamiyama | 9–18 | 33 | 1976 |
| Takanohana | 7–15 | 32 | 1976 |
| Kotozakura | 5–11 | 31 | 1973 |
| Kitanofuji | 3–12 | 20 | 1974 |
| Kitanoumi | 3–19 | 14 | 1976 |
| Wajima | 2–19 | 10 | 1976 |
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.
- 1970 May Gino-sho Maegashira 6 East
- 1971 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 5 West
- 1971 Mar Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1971 May Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1973 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1973 Mar Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1973 May Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1973 May Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1973 Jul Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1973 Jul Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1973 Jul Gino-sho Sekiwake 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.