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 2014 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 1024 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 | 244-235 | 51% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 342-115 | 75% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 56-32 | 64% |
| Juryo | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takekaze | 20–0 | 100 | 2017 |
| Kaisei | 15–0 | 100 | 2019 |
| Aoiyama | 20–1 | 95 | 2019 |
| Shohozan | 13–2 | 87 | 2018 |
| Ichinojo | 13–2 | 87 | 2019 |
| Tochinoshin | 23–4 | 85 | 2019 |
| Kyokutenho | 15–3 | 83 | 2014 |
| Endo | 13–4 | 76 | 2020 |
| Okinoumi | 16–5 | 76 | 2020 |
| Goeido | 27–14 | 66 | 2019 |
| Yoshikaze | 11–6 | 65 | 2018 |
| Toyonoshima | 16–9 | 64 | 2016 |
| Kaio | 10–6 | 63 | 2011 |
| Kotooshu | 18–12 | 60 | 2014 |
| Takayasu | 13–9 | 59 | 2020 |
| Kotoshogiku | 30–21 | 59 | 2019 |
| Homasho | 11–8 | 58 | 2013 |
| Tochiozan | 24–21 | 53 | 2019 |
| Aminishiki | 17–15 | 53 | 2016 |
| Myogiryu | 11–10 | 52 | 2020 |
| Baruto | 12–13 | 48 | 2013 |
| Ama | 17–27 | 39 | 2017 |
| Kisenosato | 18–32 | 36 | 2018 |
| Hakuho | 8–42 | 16 | 2020 |
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.
- 2008 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 8 East
- 2009 Mar Gino-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 2009 May Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 2009 Sep Gino-sho Maegashira 3 West
- 2010 Jul Gino-sho Maegashira 6 East
- 2011 May Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 2012 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2012 Mar Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2012 Mar Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2014 Mar ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 2015 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 2016 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 2018 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2018 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2019 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 音羽山
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