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 East in 2017 May.
Win rate by opponent tier 1153 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 | 283-268 | 51% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 361-128 | 74% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 61-50 | 55% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikioi | 16–1 | 94 | 2018 |
| Takarafuji | 16–2 | 89 | 2017 |
| Okinoumi | 18–3 | 86 | 2017 |
| Takekaze | 21–5 | 81 | 2017 |
| Miyabiyama | 16–4 | 80 | 2012 |
| Toyonoshima | 30–9 | 77 | 2016 |
| Myogiryu | 16–5 | 76 | 2018 |
| Yoshikaze | 15–6 | 71 | 2018 |
| Tokitenku | 13–6 | 68 | 2013 |
| Aoiyama | 12–6 | 67 | 2017 |
| Tochinoshin | 17–9 | 65 | 2018 |
| Aminishiki | 31–17 | 65 | 2016 |
| Kakuryu | 32–18 | 64 | 2018 |
| Goeido | 25–15 | 63 | 2018 |
| Kyokutenho | 14–9 | 61 | 2013 |
| Tochiozan | 26–17 | 60 | 2019 |
| Kaio | 16–12 | 57 | 2011 |
| Kotomitsuki | 12–11 | 52 | 2010 |
| Kotoshogiku | 29–34 | 46 | 2018 |
| Ama | 24–37 | 39 | 2017 |
| Chiyotaikai | 8–13 | 38 | 2010 |
| Kotooshu | 14–27 | 34 | 2014 |
| Hakuho | 16–44 | 27 | 2018 |
| Baruto | 6–21 | 22 | 2013 |
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.
- 2005 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 16 West
- 2006 Sep Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 2008 Jan Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 2008 May Kanto-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 2009 May Kanto-sho Maegashira 4 East
- 2010 Nov Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 2011 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2011 Sep Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 2011 Nov Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2017 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 2017 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 West
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 二所ノ関
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