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 Ozeki 1 East in 2002 Mar.
Win rate by opponent tier 763 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 | 191-179 | 52% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 263-96 | 73% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 23-11 | 68% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamanoshima | 17–1 | 94 | 2006 |
| Toki | 11–1 | 92 | 2003 |
| Tochinonada | 21–4 | 84 | 2005 |
| Kokkai | 10–2 | 83 | 2006 |
| Kyokushuzan | 16–4 | 80 | 2006 |
| Takatoriki | 15–4 | 79 | 2000 |
| Kotonowaka | 14–4 | 78 | 2005 |
| Iwakiyama | 9–3 | 75 | 2006 |
| Dejima | 25–9 | 74 | 2007 |
| Musoyama | 18–7 | 72 | 2004 |
| Akinoshima | 13–6 | 68 | 2002 |
| Kyokutenho | 15–10 | 60 | 2007 |
| Wakanosato | 14–10 | 58 | 2006 |
| Kotonishiki | 7–5 | 58 | 2000 |
| Miyabiyama | 19–15 | 56 | 2007 |
| Chiyotaikai | 18–15 | 55 | 2007 |
| Tosanoumi | 18–16 | 53 | 2005 |
| Takanonami | 14–15 | 48 | 2003 |
| Kotomitsuki | 10–13 | 43 | 2007 |
| Asashoryu | 10–15 | 40 | 2007 |
| Kaio | 12–21 | 36 | 2007 |
| Musashimaru | 8–16 | 33 | 2002 |
| Akebono | 4–9 | 31 | 2000 |
| Takanohana | 5–16 | 24 | 2001 |
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.
- 1996 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 15 West
- 1997 May Kanto-sho Maegashira 6 East
- 1997 Jul Gino-sho Komusubi 2 West
- 1997 Sep Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1998 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1998 Nov Gino-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1999 Sep Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1999 Nov Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 2000 Jul Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 2001 Mar Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 2001 Jul Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2001 Nov Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2002 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 West
- 2003 Nov ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 2006 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 East
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 玉ノ井
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Closest stylistic profiles, by cosine similarity over each rikishi's normalized winning-kimarite vector. Requires 60+ Makuuchi wins on both sides.
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