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 Sekiwake 1 East in 1986 Sep.
Win rate by opponent tier 755 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 | 82-157 | 34% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 178-110 | 62% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 102-111 | 48% |
| Juryo | 6-9 | 40% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tochitsukasa | 8–2 | 80 | 1991 |
| Takanofuji | 7–3 | 70 | 1991 |
| Kirinishiki | 7–3 | 70 | 1992 |
| Ozutsu | 11–5 | 69 | 1992 |
| Asashio | 10–5 | 67 | 1989 |
| Itai | 8–4 | 67 | 1991 |
| Wakasegawa | 8–5 | 62 | 1992 |
| Daijuyama | 11–7 | 61 | 1991 |
| Terao | 17–11 | 61 | 1992 |
| Ryogoku | 10–7 | 59 | 1992 |
| Mitoizumi | 12–9 | 57 | 1995 |
| Akinoshima | 9–7 | 56 | 1994 |
| Kasugafuji | 8–7 | 53 | 1995 |
| Jingaku | 9–8 | 53 | 1990 |
| Tochinowaka | 9–9 | 50 | 1994 |
| Sakahoko | 10–14 | 42 | 1992 |
| Kirishima | 10–15 | 40 | 1994 |
| Onokuni | 8–12 | 40 | 1990 |
| Konishiki | 9–16 | 36 | 1994 |
| Hokutenyu | 8–15 | 35 | 1990 |
| Takamisugi | 5–10 | 33 | 1995 |
| Asahifuji | 7–22 | 24 | 1991 |
| Hoshi | 3–22 | 12 | 1991 |
| Chiyonofuji | 1–21 | 5 | 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.
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1985 Sep Kanto-sho Maegashira 7 West
- 1986 Jan Kanto-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1986 Jul Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1988 Jan Kanto-sho Maegashira 7 East
- 1988 May Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1989 Jul Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1989 Sep Gino-sho Sekiwake 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.