Trivia bits

[ryafuji]

Takanohana's consecutive defeats in November 1995 and January 1996 were both against fellow Futagoyama beya rikishi as well. 

[Asashosakari]

Four rikishi went through juryo in a single basho in both directions during their careers:

Kotokaze
1979.01 M13e  3-2-10    1979.03 J7w   0-0-15    1979.05 Ms5w
1979.09 Ms8w  7-0 Y     1979.11 J11w 14-1 Y     1980.01 M14w

Sagatsukasa
2011.01 Ms3w  5-2       2011.05 J12e 13-2 Y     2011.07 M13e
2013.03 M14w  2-6-7     2013.05 J7e   4-11      2013.07 Ms1w

Chiyonokuni
2019.03 M12e  0-0-15    2019.05 J7w   0-0-15    2019.07 Ms6e
2020.07 Ms12w 7-0 Y     2020.09 J11w 14-1 Y     2020.11 M14e

Endo
2013.05 Ms3e  5-2       2013.07 J13w 14-1 Y     2013.09 M13e
2025.07 M7w   0-0-15    2025.09 J3e   0-0-15    2025.11 Ms3e

Two more also went through juryo twice like that, but both times in the same direction:

Akiseyama
2016.03 M16e  4-11      2016.05 J5w   1-14      2016.07 Ms2w
2021.05 M13e  1-7-7     2021.07 J7e   0-0-15    2021.09 Ms5w

Asanoyama
2021.11 M10w  0-0-15    2022.01 J4e   0-0-15    2022.03 Ms2w
2024.07 M12e  3-2-10    2024.09 J3w   0-0-15    2024.11 Ms1e

[Faustonowaka]

Takayasu's 5th consecutive basho at Sanyaku is pretty uncommon for an ex-Ozeki who was demoted to Maegashira.
Other instances:
- Terunofuji: repromotion to Ozeki (and promotion to Yokozuna)
- Takayasu himself: 2020/11 -> 2021/09 
- Miyabiyama: 2006/03 -> 2007/01
- Kaiketsu: repromotion to Ozeki

[Reonito]

We have 14 active Makuuchi yusho winners on the Hatsu banzuke, 13 of them in the top division. (Not sure if there's a more elegant way to query for those still active).

[Fashiritētā]

Maybe this

http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspx?b=201909#M

[Jakusotsu]

8 hours ago, Reonito said:

We have 14 active Makuuchi yusho winners on the Hatsu banzuke, 13 of them in the top division. (Not sure if there's a more elegant way to query for those still active).

If it wasn't for Onosato, it looked like any of the sumo games stats. In other words: free for all.

[sahaven111]

Wakasegawa was the first rikishi in recorded history to fight 50+ tournaments in the top division. Interestingly enough, the closest anyone had came before him was the 4th Yokozuna, Tanikaze, all the way back in the 18th century (over 150 years prior!). He fought 49 tournaments in Makuuchi, and died while active.

Edited December 30, 2025 by sahaven111

[Suwihuto]

When was the last time we had exactly 2 at each Sanyaku rank?

<manual search ongoing>

Possibly Hatsu 1992, unless I missed something. I didn't think it was be so long ago.

[Reonito]

7 hours ago, Suwihuto said:

When was the last time we had exactly 2 at each Sanyaku rank?

<manual search ongoing>

Possibly Hatsu 1992, unless I missed something. I didn't think it was be so long ago.

July 2020.

[sahaven111]

Fujiazuma currently holds the record for most active tournaments post-zenpai (that's only counting 0-15 results), at 31 and counting. Out of the 12 rikishi who have went 0-15, half of them were retired within a year, and a third of them were retired by the end of the next tournament.

Edited January 4 by sahaven111

[Reonito]

There are 31 rikishi who spent 60+ basho at maegashira. Kyokutenho leads with 87, Tamawashi 3 back with 84. Most topped out at Sekiwake, a few at Komusubi. The two outliers are Tochinoshin, who made Ozeki, and Sadanoumi, whose career high is M1.

[Gurowake]

The previous post made me think about the oldest debuts at Komusubi.  Here's a query of those in the 6-basho era.

https://sumodb.sumogames.de/Query.aspx?show_form=0&showage=on&form1_rank=k&form1_year=>1957&form1_debutr=on&sort_basho=1&sort_by=age&offset=150

The oldest Komusubi debut in this era was very near the start of it, with Shionishiki being 34 years and 9 months for July 1959.  The oldest relatively recent Komusubi debut was Nishikigi at 33 years zero months for September 2023, who stands at 5th overall (in this time range).

I also looked at Sekiwake debuts to verify there was no sanyaku debut at Sekiwake that might be older.  Takekaze is the only Sekiwake debut in this time period with an older age, at 35 years and 2 months, but his Komusubi debut was many years earlier.

https://sumodb.sumogames.de/Query.aspx?show_form=0&showage=on&form1_rank=s&form1_year=>1957&form1_debutr=on&sort_basho=1&sort_by=age&offset=150

All praise to Doitsuyama for his addition of the ability to sort query results by the age of the rikishi at the time.

[Yamanashi]

5 hours ago, Gurowake said:

Takekaze is the only Sekiwake debut in this time period with an older age, at 35 years and 2 months, but his Komusubi debut was many years earlier.

Nagoya 2014: what a strange deal that was!  He was 9-6 at M4W; the only non-Y/O above him with a winning record was SE Goeido, who rose to Ozeki with a 12-3 J.  So, Takekaze jumped to SW, M6W Myogiryu (11-4) jumped to SE, M7W Jokoryu (10-5) rose to KE, and M8E Chiyotairyu jumped to KW.  Only Takekaze stayed in San'yaku after the next basho, as the rest crashed back to mid-Maegashira.