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 1999 Jul.
Win rate by opponent tier 966 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 | 248-167 | 60% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 442-88 | 83% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 14-7 | 67% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tochinowaka | 23–0 | 100 | 1999 |
| Toki | 15–0 | 100 | 2002 |
| Misugisato | 18–2 | 90 | 1996 |
| Kyokushuzan | 17–2 | 89 | 2003 |
| Kenko | 12–2 | 86 | 1997 |
| Oginishiki | 11–2 | 85 | 2000 |
| Higonoumi | 11–2 | 85 | 2001 |
| Tosanoumi | 28–6 | 82 | 2003 |
| Terao | 14–3 | 82 | 1999 |
| Tamakasuga | 14–3 | 82 | 2002 |
| Takatoriki | 37–8 | 82 | 2000 |
| Tochinonada | 17–4 | 81 | 2003 |
| Akinoshima | 31–11 | 74 | 2002 |
| Kotonowaka | 29–12 | 71 | 2002 |
| Tochiazuma | 16–8 | 67 | 2002 |
| Wakanosato | 10–5 | 67 | 2002 |
| Takanonami | 37–21 | 64 | 2003 |
| Wakahanada | 24–14 | 63 | 1999 |
| Kotonishiki | 26–18 | 59 | 1999 |
| Kaio | 26–20 | 57 | 2002 |
| Chiyotaikai | 11–9 | 55 | 2002 |
| Konishiki | 8–7 | 53 | 1997 |
| Akebono | 16–22 | 42 | 2000 |
| Takahanada | 19–29 | 40 | 2002 |
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.
- 1991 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 12 East
- 1992 Jul Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1993 Nov Shukun-sho Sekiwake 2 West
- 1994 Jan Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1994 Jul ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1996 Nov ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1998 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1999 Mar ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1999 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1999 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1999 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2000 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 2001 Nov ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2002 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2002 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2002 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 武蔵川
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.