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 2003 Mar.
Win rate by opponent tier 744 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 | 262-96 | 73% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 319-49 | 87% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 14-3 | 82% |
| Juryo | 0-1 | 0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakizoe | 13–0 | 100 | 2010 |
| Kyokutenho | 36–2 | 95 | 2009 |
| Iwakiyama | 15–1 | 94 | 2009 |
| Kotoshogiku | 15–1 | 94 | 2010 |
| Miyabiyama | 34–5 | 87 | 2010 |
| Kyokushuzan | 13–2 | 87 | 2006 |
| Takanonami | 12–2 | 86 | 2003 |
| Kokkai | 12–2 | 86 | 2008 |
| Tamanonada | 19–4 | 83 | 2009 |
| Kotomitsuki | 36–9 | 80 | 2009 |
| Dejima | 16–4 | 80 | 2008 |
| Musoyama | 12–3 | 80 | 2004 |
| Tosanoumi | 18–5 | 78 | 2005 |
| Aminishiki | 17–5 | 77 | 2009 |
| Ama | 17–5 | 77 | 2010 |
| Chiyotaikai | 30–9 | 77 | 2009 |
| Kisenosato | 13–4 | 76 | 2010 |
| Tochinonada | 17–6 | 74 | 2008 |
| Kotonowaka | 11–4 | 73 | 2005 |
| Kotooshu | 16–7 | 70 | 2010 |
| Wakanosato | 19–9 | 68 | 2008 |
| Kaio | 25–12 | 68 | 2010 |
| Tochiazuma | 15–10 | 60 | 2007 |
| Hakuho | 12–13 | 48 | 2010 |
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.
- 2001 May Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 2001 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 2001 Nov Kanto-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 2002 Mar Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 2002 May Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2002 Jul Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2002 Nov ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 East
- 2003 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 2003 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2003 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2004 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2004 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2004 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2004 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2004 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2005 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2005 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2005 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2005 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2005 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2005 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2006 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2006 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2006 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2006 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2007 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2007 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2008 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 2009 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 2009 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 2010 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
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.