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 1990 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 758 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 | 221-173 | 56% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 226-82 | 73% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 34-19 | 64% |
| Juryo | 3-0 | 100% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terao | 24–2 | 92 | 1991 |
| Hananoumi | 10–1 | 91 | 1989 |
| Sakahoko | 32–4 | 89 | 1991 |
| Itai | 15–2 | 88 | 1990 |
| Jingaku | 10–2 | 83 | 1991 |
| Tochitsukasa | 9–2 | 82 | 1990 |
| Asashio | 22–5 | 81 | 1989 |
| Daijuyama | 16–4 | 80 | 1990 |
| Kotogaume | 22–7 | 76 | 1991 |
| Kirishima | 15–5 | 75 | 1991 |
| Ryogoku | 12–4 | 75 | 1990 |
| Ozutsu | 10–4 | 71 | 1990 |
| Tochinowaka | 16–8 | 67 | 1991 |
| Konishiki | 21–14 | 60 | 1991 |
| Mitoizumi | 9–6 | 60 | 1990 |
| Hokutenyu | 22–16 | 58 | 1990 |
| Wakashimazu | 11–9 | 55 | 1987 |
| Dewanohana | 8–7 | 53 | 1987 |
| Kirinji | 6–6 | 50 | 1988 |
| Hoshi | 19–21 | 48 | 1991 |
| Akinoshima | 8–11 | 42 | 1992 |
| Kitao | 6–12 | 33 | 1987 |
| Onokuni | 10–26 | 28 | 1991 |
| Chiyonofuji | 5–30 | 14 | 1990 |
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
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1984 Nov Kanto-sho Maegashira 5 East
- 1985 Mar Gino-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1985 Sep Gino-sho Maegashira 2 East
- 1986 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1986 May Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 West
- 1987 May Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1987 Jul Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1987 Sep Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1987 Sep Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1988 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1990 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 West
- 1990 Jul ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1991 May ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 East
Post-active
- Took elder name
- 宮城野
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.