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 Maegashira 3 East in 2001 Nov.
Win rate by opponent tier 704 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 | 17-49 | 26% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 129-153 | 46% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 172-172 | 50% |
| Juryo | 4-8 | 33% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyuzan | 11–4 | 73 | 2006 |
| Minatofuji | 8–3 | 73 | 2001 |
| Kinkaiyama | 8–3 | 73 | 2004 |
| Asanowaka | 8–4 | 67 | 2003 |
| Kyokutenho | 9–5 | 64 | 2004 |
| Otsukasa | 10–7 | 59 | 2007 |
| Hokutoriki | 8–6 | 57 | 2007 |
| Aminishiki | 10–8 | 56 | 2006 |
| Wakanoyama | 6–5 | 55 | 2003 |
| Tochisakae | 6–5 | 55 | 2005 |
| Tochinonada | 10–9 | 53 | 2007 |
| Kaiho | 12–12 | 50 | 2007 |
| Jumonji | 9–9 | 50 | 2007 |
| Kyokushuzan | 7–7 | 50 | 2005 |
| Tamanoshima | 6–8 | 43 | 2007 |
| Toki | 7–10 | 41 | 2005 |
| Kotoryu | 6–11 | 35 | 2005 |
| Takanowaka | 6–11 | 35 | 2005 |
| Wakanosato | 4–8 | 33 | 2007 |
| Kotonowaka | 4–8 | 33 | 2005 |
| Tamakasuga | 6–13 | 32 | 2007 |
| Takamisakari | 4–9 | 31 | 2007 |
| Tosanoumi | 5–13 | 28 | 2007 |
| Miyabiyama | 3–10 | 23 | 2007 |
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.
- 2001 Jul Gino-sho Maegashira 13 West
- 2002 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 11 East
- 2003 Jul Gino-sho Maegashira 7 East
- 2006 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 14 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.