Octofuji

The first post in this thread was nine years ago, and he was in 4th place even then (and not all that far behind 1st).

A very clean basho last time, with only two partial kyujo (Meisei and Onosato). Meisei's streak comes to an end at 465.

After Kyushu 2025 Name Matches Since Current rank Tamawashi 1107 2013-07 Maegashira 5 East Shodai 450 2021-01 Maegashira 8 East Midorifuji 330 2022-05 Maegashira 12 East Oho 330 2022-05 Komusubi 1 East Abi 285 2022-11 Maegashira 12 West Gonoyama 225 2023-07 Maegashira 9 East Atamifuji 210 2023-09 Maegashira 4 West Hiradoumi 210 2023-09 Maegashira 6 East Churanoumi 195 2023-11 Maegashira 5 West Ichiyamamoto 195 2023-11 Maegashira 1 East Takanosho 180 2024-01 Maegashira 3 East Oshoma 150 2024-05 Maegashira 7 East Wakamotoharu 140 2024-05 Komusubi 1 West Kirishima 135 2024-07 Sekiwake 1 East Wakatakakage 135 2024-07 Maegashira 2 West Onokatsu 120 2024-09 Maegashira 6 West Takayasu 120 2024-09 Sekiwake 1 West Tokihayate 105 2024-11 Maegashira 10 East Hakunofuji 90 2025-01 Maegashira 3 West Kinbozan 90 2025-01 Maegashira 8 West Aonishiki 75 2025-03 Ozeki 1 West Asakoryu 75 2025-03 Maegashira 15 West Sadanoumi 75 2025-03 Juryo 4 East Shishi 75 2025-03 Maegashira 14 East Roga 60 2025-05 Maegashira 9 West Kotoshoho 55 2025-05 Maegashira 10 West Fujinokawa 45 2025-07 Maegashira 7 West Mitakeumi 45 2025-07 Maegashira 14 West Yoshinofuji 45 2025-07 Maegashira 1 West Daieisho 30 2025-09 Maegashira 4 East Hoshoryu 30 2025-09 Yokozuna 1 East Tobizaru 30 2025-09 Maegashira 13 East Ura 30 2025-09 Maegashira 2 East Ryuden 30 2025-09 Maegashira 15 East Shonannoumi 30 2025-09 Juryo 4 West Tomokaze 30 2025-09 Maegashira 13 West Chiyoshoma 15 2025-11 Maegashira 11 East Kotozakura 15 2025-11 Ozeki 1 East Nishikifuji 15 2025-11 Maegashira 11 West Oshoumi 15 2025-11 Maegashira 16 West Meisei 6 2025-11 Juryo 8 East Onosato 0 Yokozuna 1 West

I watched the first part of the Yokozuna Ozeki bouts and thought Aonishiki actually looked pretty good against Hoshoryu, who just wasn't able to stand his ground (that knee can't help).

Y1W at the end of the year, having become Yokozuna after a jun-yusho + yusho earlier in the year.

In that case I don't think Enho would be the only exception. I wonder how ex-Ishiura feels in the midst of all this.

The second still on the video says Meiji 28 (1895)

This is wonderful to watch, thank you. The bout at 8.50 was hilarious, it could have been straight from the Albert Hall!

Tamawashi is looking very lonely at the top with Daieisho gone (and Meisei soon to go). The biggest faller after Aki was Kotozakura, with his kyujo at the end of the basho dropping him from 4th place to the bottom, and ending his streak at 353 bouts. Having an Ozeki in the top 4 is a first for this thread, Kotozakura's record included 9 full bashos as Ozeki (Shodai managed 12 after going kyujo in his first basho after promotion).

After Aki 2025 Name Matches Since Current rank Tamawashi 1092 2013-07 Maegashira 4 East Meisei 465 2020-09 Maegashira 18 East Shodai 435 2021-01 Maegashira 5 West Midorifuji 315 2022-05 Maegashira 9 East Oho 315 2022-05 Sekiwake 1 West Abi 270 2022-11 Maegashira 7 West Gonoyama 210 2023-07 Maegashira 13 East Atamifuji 195 2023-09 Maegashira 6 East Hiradoumi 195 2023-09 Maegashira 3 East Churanoumi 180 2023-11 Maegashira 7 East Ichiyamamoto 180 2023-11 Maegashira 8 East Onosato 165 2024-01 Yokozuna 1 East Takanosho 165 2024-01 Komusubi 1 East Oshoma 135 2024-05 Maegashira 4 West Wakamotoharu 125 2024-05 Maegashira 2 West Kirishima 120 2024-07 Maegashira 2 East Wakatakakage 120 2024-07 Maegashira 1 West Onokatsu 105 2024-09 Maegashira 6 West Takayasu 105 2024-09 Komusubi 1 West Tokihayate 90 2024-11 Maegashira 14 West Hakuoho 75 2025-01 Maegashira 1 East Kinbozan 75 2025-01 Maegashira 8 West Aonishiki 60 2025-03 Sekiwake 1 East Asakoryu 60 2025-03 Maegashira 17 West Sadanoumi 60 2025-03 Maegashira 16 West Shishi 60 2025-03 Maegashira 11 East Roga 45 2025-05 Maegashira 11 West Kotoshoho 40 2025-05 Maegashira 10 West Fujinokawa 30 2025-07 Maegashira 12 East Mitakeumi 30 2025-07 Maegashira 13 West Yoshinofuji 30 2025-07 Maegashira 5 East Daieisho 15 2025-09 Maegashira 10 East Hoshoryu 15 2025-09 Yokozuna 1 West Tobizaru 15 2025-09 Maegashira 9 West Ura 15 2025-09 Maegashira 3 West Hitoshi 15 2025-09 Juryo 1 East Nishikigi 15 2025-09 Juryo 6 West Ryuden 15 2025-09 Maegashira 14 East Shonannoumi 15 2025-09 Maegashira 15 West Tomokaze 15 2025-09 Maegashira 12 West Kotozakura 0 Ozeki 1 East Takerufuji 0 Juryo 7 East

After Nagoya 2025 (I missed this last basho, this is a catchup post) Name Matches Since Current rank Tamawashi 1077 2013-07 Maegashira 4 East Meisei 450 2020-09 Maegashira 18 East Shodai 420 2021-01 Maegashira 5 West Kotozakura 340 2021-11 Ozeki 1 East Midorifuji 300 2022-05 Maegashira 9 East Oho 300 2022-05 Sekiwake 1 West Abi 255 2022-11 Maegashira 7 West Gonoyama 195 2023-07 Maegashira 13 East Atamifuji 180 2023-09 Maegashira 6 East Hiradoumi 180 2023-09 Maegashira 3 East Churanoumi 165 2023-11 Maegashira 7 East Ichiyamamoto 165 2023-11 Maegashira 8 East Onosato 150 2024-01 Yokozuna 1 East Takanosho 150 2024-01 Komusubi 1 East Oshoma 120 2024-05 Maegashira 4 West Wakamotoharu 110 2024-05 Maegashira 2 West Kirishima 105 2024-07 Maegashira 2 East Wakatakakage 105 2024-07 Maegashira 1 West Onokatsu 90 2024-09 Maegashira 6 West Takayasu 90 2024-09 Komusubi 1 West Chiyoshoma 75 2024-11 Maegashira 17 East Tokihayate 75 2024-11 Maegashira 14 West Hakuoho 60 2025-01 Maegashira 1 East Kinbozan 60 2025-01 Maegashira 8 West Aonishiki 45 2025-03 Sekiwake 1 East Asakoryu 45 2025-03 Maegashira 17 West Sadanoumi 45 2025-03 Maegashira 16 West Shishi 45 2025-03 Maegashira 11 East Kayo 30 2025-05 Juryo 8 East Roga 30 2025-05 Maegashira 11 West Kotoshoho 25 2025-05 Maegashira 10 West Fujinokawa 15 2025-07 Maegashira 12 East Kotoeiho 15 2025-07 Juryo 2 East Mitakeumi 15 2025-07 Maegashira 13 West Yoshinofuji 15 2025-07 Maegashira 5 East Hidenoumi 8 2025-07 Juryo 9 East

It's going to be fascinating to see how he responds to being outskilled by Aonishiki four times in a row. Pulling to try and get into a better position doesn't seem to be working. Does he use his Yokozuna privilege to call him out until he learns how to beat him, like Chiyonofuji did to Konishiki? That could seriously backfire though...

I was surprised to find Chiyonofuji did the same back in 1977 https://sumodb.sumogames.de/Query.aspx?show_form=0&n_basho=6&sum_wins=50&sum_range=6&form1_rank=J&form1_month=1&form2_rank=J&form3_rank=J&form4_rank=J&form5_rank=J&form6_rank=J

Nice to see Gonoyama has a Plan A for when Plan A doesn't work out

Yes he's the only one with 3 wins. There are a few others on two wins: Wakatakakage, Kinbozan, Daieisho, and Ryuden.