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 East in 1995 Jan.
Win rate by opponent tier 908 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 | 229-98 | 70% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 433-97 | 82% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 35-13 | 73% |
| Juryo | 1-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higonoumi | 15–1 | 94 | 2000 |
| Kitakachidoki | 14–1 | 93 | 1997 |
| Tochinonada | 12–1 | 92 | 2002 |
| Kotonowaka | 34–4 | 89 | 2001 |
| Kenko | 16–2 | 89 | 1997 |
| Tamakasuga | 18–3 | 86 | 2001 |
| Oginishiki | 12–2 | 86 | 2000 |
| Daishoho | 11–2 | 85 | 1996 |
| Terao | 22–6 | 79 | 1999 |
| Kyokudozan | 14–4 | 78 | 1994 |
| Dejima | 13–4 | 76 | 2003 |
| Tochiazuma | 16–5 | 76 | 2001 |
| Tosanoumi | 21–7 | 75 | 2003 |
| Kotonishiki | 34–13 | 72 | 2000 |
| Musoyama | 26–10 | 72 | 2002 |
| Mitoizumi | 13–5 | 72 | 1997 |
| Tochinowaka | 22–9 | 71 | 1998 |
| Kaio | 27–12 | 69 | 2002 |
| Konishiki | 15–7 | 68 | 1997 |
| Kirishima | 9–5 | 64 | 1995 |
| Chiyotaikai | 9–5 | 64 | 2002 |
| Musashimaru | 29–19 | 60 | 2002 |
| Kushimaumi | 8–7 | 53 | 1995 |
| Akebono | 21–21 | 50 | 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.
- 1991 Mar Kanto-sho Maegashira 13 East
- 1991 Mar Gino-sho Maegashira 13 East
- 1991 May Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 1991 Jul Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1991 Jul Gino-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1992 Jan ★ Yusho Maegashira 2 East
- 1992 Jan Shukun-sho Maegashira 2 East
- 1992 Jan Kanto-sho Maegashira 2 East
- 1992 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 2 East
- 1992 Sep ★ Yusho Komusubi 1 West
- 1992 Sep Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1993 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1994 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1994 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1994 Sep ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 West
- 1994 Nov ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1995 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1995 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1995 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1995 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1996 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1996 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1996 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1996 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1997 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1997 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1997 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 1998 Jul ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 West
- 1998 Sep ★ Yusho Yokozuna 1 East
- 2001 Jan ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
- 2001 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 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.