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Do top ranks win differently?

Same data set as the kimarite chart - 2,076 wins from the past 7 bashos - but cut by the winner's rank tier. The story: higher ranks live at the belt (yorikiri, throws), while lower ranks fight at distance (oshidashi, hatakikomi). The mix shifts steadily as you go down the banzuke.

56%
Sekiwake wins are belt-game (force + throw)
54%
Maegashira wins are striking (push + thrust)
23%
Ozeki are the most throw-heavy tier
28%
Sekiwake get one-third of wins from a single move (yorikiri)
Lens 1 · Family mix per rank tier
Force (belt drive-out) Throw Push (no-belt) Thrust / slap-down Leg trip
Yokozuna
106 wins · 22 distinct
37%
17%
25%
15%
Belt 54 · Strike 41
Ozeki
96 wins · 23 distinct
29%
23%
28%
18%
Belt 52 · Strike 46
Sekiwake
135 wins · 24 distinct
36%
21%
27%
15%
Belt 56 · Strike 41
Komusubi
90 wins · 22 distinct
29%
17%
30%
20%
Belt 46 · Strike 50
Maegashira
1649 wins · 43 distinct
29%
15%
32%
22%
Belt 44 · Strike 54
Lens 2 · Signature moves per tier (top 7)
Yokozuna 106w
yorikiri Frontal force out
27.4%
oshidashi Push out
17.9%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out
8.5%
hatakikomi Slap down
7.5%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down
6.6%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down
4.7%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw
4.7%
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Ozeki 96w
yorikiri Frontal force out
25.0%
oshidashi Push out
20.8%
hatakikomi Slap down
8.3%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw
6.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down
5.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw
5.2%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down
5.2%
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Sekiwake 135w
yorikiri Frontal force out
28.1%
oshidashi Push out
20.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out
6.7%
uwatenage Overarm throw
5.9%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down
5.2%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw
5.2%
hatakikomi Slap down
4.4%
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Komusubi 90w
yorikiri Frontal force out
25.6%
oshidashi Push out
23.3%
hatakikomi Slap down
6.7%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down
5.6%
uwatenage Overarm throw
5.6%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out
5.6%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down
4.4%
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Maegashira 1649w
oshidashi Push out
25.5%
yorikiri Frontal force out
24.6%
hatakikomi Slap down
9.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down
5.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw
5.5%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out
3.3%
okuridashi Rear push out
3.3%
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WINS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WINNER'S RANK TIER AT THE TIME OF EACH BASHO. SAMPLE SIZE FAVORS MAEGASHIRA (FAR MORE WRESTLERS); RATIOS ABOVE NORMALIZE FOR THIS.