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 1987 Nov.
Win rate by opponent tier 647 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 | 204-152 | 57% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 204-64 | 76% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 14-9 | 61% |
| Juryo | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryogoku | 12–0 | 100 | 1990 |
| Kirinji | 11–2 | 85 | 1988 |
| Jingaku | 8–2 | 80 | 1991 |
| Dewanohana | 15–4 | 79 | 1987 |
| Daijuyama | 14–4 | 78 | 1989 |
| Tochinowaka | 11–4 | 73 | 1991 |
| Sakahoko | 24–9 | 73 | 1991 |
| Sadanoumi | 8–3 | 73 | 1987 |
| Kotokaze | 8–3 | 73 | 1985 |
| Mitoizumi | 8–3 | 73 | 1990 |
| Asahifuji | 26–10 | 72 | 1991 |
| Akinoshima | 7–3 | 70 | 1991 |
| Ozutsu | 14–7 | 67 | 1991 |
| Terao | 12–6 | 67 | 1991 |
| Hokutenyu | 22–14 | 61 | 1990 |
| Kotogaume | 12–8 | 60 | 1990 |
| Asashio | 19–13 | 59 | 1989 |
| Hoshi | 19–14 | 58 | 1991 |
| Wakashimazu | 12–10 | 55 | 1987 |
| Kitao | 9–8 | 53 | 1987 |
| Itai | 8–8 | 50 | 1990 |
| Konishiki | 13–16 | 45 | 1991 |
| Kirishima | 6–8 | 43 | 1991 |
| Chiyonofuji | 9–23 | 28 | 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
Beaten by
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1983 Nov Shukun-sho Maegashira 3 East
- 1984 Jan Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1984 Mar Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1984 Mar Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1984 Jul Shukun-sho Maegashira 1 East
- 1985 May Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1985 Jul Kanto-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1987 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1988 Mar ★ Yusho Yokozuna 2 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.