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 Sekiwake 1 West in 2016 Jan.
Win rate by opponent tier 1151 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 | 81-124 | 40% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 206-230 | 47% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 259-239 | 52% |
| Juryo | 8-4 | 67% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asasekiryu | 11–4 | 73 | 2012 |
| Shohozan | 11–5 | 69 | 2019 |
| Wakanosato | 12–8 | 60 | 2013 |
| Kokkai | 10–7 | 59 | 2011 |
| Tochiozan | 18–14 | 56 | 2018 |
| Tamawashi | 12–10 | 55 | 2018 |
| Aran | 8–7 | 53 | 2013 |
| Aoiyama | 12–11 | 52 | 2019 |
| Kyokutenho | 9–9 | 50 | 2015 |
| Takarafuji | 8–8 | 50 | 2019 |
| Ikioi | 8–8 | 50 | 2019 |
| Goeido | 12–13 | 48 | 2019 |
| Takayasu | 10–11 | 48 | 2018 |
| Harumafuji | 9–10 | 47 | 2017 |
| Toyohibiki | 8–10 | 44 | 2015 |
| Tochinoshin | 10–15 | 40 | 2018 |
| Toyonoshima | 9–14 | 39 | 2019 |
| Kakuryu | 6–11 | 35 | 2018 |
| Kakizoe | 5–11 | 31 | 2010 |
| Okinoumi | 6–14 | 30 | 2019 |
| Kisenosato | 6–15 | 29 | 2018 |
| Kaisei | 4–13 | 24 | 2019 |
| Kotoshogiku | 7–25 | 22 | 2019 |
| Hakuho | 3–15 | 17 | 2018 |
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.
- 2008 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 12 East
- 2010 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 11 West
- 2014 Mar Kanto-sho Maegashira 4 East
- 2015 Jul Kanto-sho Maegashira 8 East
- 2015 Sep Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 2015 Sep Gino-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 2015 Nov Gino-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 2016 Jul Shukun-sho Maegashira 5 West
- 2017 May Gino-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 2017 Sep Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 中村
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