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 2000 Nov.
Win rate by opponent tier 1434 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 | 377-366 | 51% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 465-180 | 72% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 26-13 | 67% |
| Juryo | 1-6 | 14% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyokutenho | 34–4 | 89 | 2011 |
| Akinoshima | 25–6 | 81 | 2002 |
| Tosanoumi | 30–10 | 75 | 2005 |
| Kotonowaka | 22–8 | 73 | 2005 |
| Tochinonada | 25–11 | 69 | 2008 |
| Miyabiyama | 30–14 | 68 | 2010 |
| Takatoriki | 21–11 | 66 | 2000 |
| Tochiazuma | 21–12 | 64 | 2007 |
| Musoyama | 29–17 | 63 | 2004 |
| Dejima | 25–15 | 63 | 2008 |
| Chiyotaikai | 33–20 | 62 | 2010 |
| Wakanosato | 21–13 | 62 | 2010 |
| Kotoshogiku | 16–11 | 59 | 2011 |
| Takanonami | 24–27 | 47 | 2003 |
| Wakanohana | 13–15 | 46 | 1999 |
| Musashimaru | 20–26 | 43 | 2002 |
| Kotonishiki | 12–16 | 43 | 2000 |
| Kotooshu | 12–16 | 43 | 2011 |
| Kisenosato | 12–16 | 43 | 2011 |
| Kotomitsuki | 16–24 | 40 | 2010 |
| Asashoryu | 12–25 | 32 | 2010 |
| Takanohana | 12–27 | 31 | 2002 |
| Akebono | 6–25 | 19 | 2000 |
| Hakuho | 5–26 | 16 | 2011 |
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.
- 1994 Mar Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 1995 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1995 Sep Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1995 Nov Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1996 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1996 May Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1996 Jul Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1996 Nov Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1997 Mar Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1998 Mar Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1999 May Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1999 Nov Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2000 May ★ Yusho Komusubi 1 West
- 2000 May Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 2000 May Kanto-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 2000 Jul Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 2001 Mar ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 2001 Jul ★ Yusho Ozeki 3 East
- 2003 Jul ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 2004 Sep ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 浅香山
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.
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