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 1994 May.
Win rate by opponent tier 1111 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 | 162-230 | 41% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 391-191 | 67% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 87-50 | 64% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daishoho | 14–1 | 93 | 1996 |
| Chiyotenzan | 13–1 | 93 | 2004 |
| Higonoumi | 13–3 | 81 | 2001 |
| Tochinowaka | 18–5 | 78 | 1999 |
| Terao | 17–6 | 74 | 1999 |
| Miyabiyama | 13–5 | 72 | 2004 |
| Kotoinazuma | 10–4 | 71 | 1997 |
| Tosanoumi | 25–13 | 66 | 2004 |
| Tamakasuga | 18–10 | 64 | 2002 |
| Oginishiki | 10–6 | 63 | 2000 |
| Kyokutenho | 9–6 | 60 | 2003 |
| Kotonowaka | 28–21 | 57 | 2003 |
| Kyokushuzan | 13–10 | 57 | 2003 |
| Kaio | 27–24 | 53 | 2003 |
| Tochinonada | 12–11 | 52 | 2004 |
| Tochiazuma | 15–14 | 52 | 2003 |
| Kotonishiki | 20–19 | 51 | 2000 |
| Kenko | 9–9 | 50 | 1997 |
| Musoyama | 24–25 | 49 | 2003 |
| Musashimaru | 21–37 | 36 | 2003 |
| Dejima | 9–19 | 32 | 2004 |
| Wakanosato | 5–13 | 28 | 2003 |
| Chiyotaikai | 6–21 | 22 | 2003 |
| Akebono | 5–34 | 13 | 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
Beaten by
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1993 May Kanto-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1994 Jan Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1996 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 East
- 1997 Nov ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 2002 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 1 East
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.