- Highest rank
- sekiwake 関脇The third rank, just below ōzeki. More on sekiwake
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Tagonoura
- From
- Aomori-ken, Hirosaki-shi
- Born
- 10 July 1976
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 152 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1992
- Retired
- 1 September 2015
Rank by basho 140 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| Jonidan | 4 | 17 | 10 | 63% |
| Sandanme | 14 | 54 | 45 | 55% |
| Makushita | 15 | 56 | 36 | 61% |
| Juryo | 19 | 166 | 117 | 59% |
| Makuuchi | 87 | 614 | 575 | 52% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Natsu 1992Jonokuchi
- 優勝Haru 1997Makushita
- 優勝Kyushu 1997Juryo
- 優勝Natsu 2000Juryo
- 優勝Nagoya 2000Juryo
- 優勝Nagoya 2009Juryo
Kanto-sho ×4, Gino-sho ×2, Shukun-sho ×4. 2 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyokutenho | 39 | 24-15 | Compare |
| Miyabiyama | 36 | 20-16 | Compare |
| Tochinonada | 34 | 18-16 | Compare |
| Kaio | 34 | 13-21 | Compare |
| Kotomitsuki | 34 | 16-18 | Compare |
| Chiyotaikai | 32 | 5-27 | Compare |
| Dejima | 32 | 18-14 | Compare |
| Asashoryu | 29 | 10-19 | Compare |
| Tosanoumi | 27 | 19-8 | Compare |
| Takamisakari | 26 | 22-4 | Compare |
| Tokitenku | 26 | 11-15 | Compare |
| Toki | 25 | 13-12 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to Tenkaihoyorikiri
- Lost to Asahishooshidashi
- Beat Amakazehikiotoshi
- Lost to Dewahayateyorikiri
- Lost to Arawashitsukiotoshi
- Lost to Ishiurayorikiri
- Lost to Tokushinhooshidashi
- Beat Nishikigiuwatenage
- Beat Wakanoshimayorikiri
- Lost to Abioshidashi
- Beat Tamaasukakatasukashi
- Lost to Shotenrooshidashi
- Lost to Akiseyamayorikiri
- Lost to Takaryuoshidashi
- Lost to Daidouwatenage