Akinoshima Katsumi

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 1989 May.

Win rate by opponent tier 1276 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	150-264	36%
Maegashira 1-8	337-275	55%
Maegashira 9-17	147-91	62%
Juryo	6-6	50%
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
Asanowaka	13–3	81	2003
Kotofuji	13–5	72	1994
Konishiki	25–10	71	1996
Daishoho	12–5	71	1996
Wakanoyama	12–5	71	2003
Kenko	11–6	65	1997
Tamakasuga	15–9	63	2002
Higonoumi	13–8	62	2001
Asahifuji	11–8	58	1992
Tochinowaka	16–12	57	1999
Terao	22–18	55	2001
Oginishiki	10–9	53	2003
Kotonowaka	16–19	46	2002
Tosanoumi	12–15	44	2002
Mitoizumi	9–13	41	1997
Kyokushuzan	8–12	40	2003
Kirishima	13–20	39	1996
Dejima	8–14	36	2002
Musoyama	10–20	33	2002
Tochiazuma	6–13	32	2002
Musashimaru	11–31	26	2002
Kaio	6–25	19	2002
Akebono	7–30	19	2000
Kotonishiki	9–39	19	2000

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

yorikiri 186

oshidashi 80

uwatenage 44

hikiotoshi 36

tsukiotoshi 35

okuridashi 33

shitatenage 32

uwatedashinage 31

Beaten by

yorikiri 126

oshidashi 83