Having a very gregarious nature, he made friends quickly at tournaments, among them being future makuuchi wrestlers Daieishō and Hokutōfuji.

In his 3rd year of high school, he placed 3rd in the 61st Towada Sumo Tournament in the individual category, losing to the future san'yaku wrestler Ichinojō.

Not long afterwards, without consulting his parents he made the decision to enter Shikoroyama stable because his sumo coach was close with its head, the former Terao.

In the next tournament in September at jūryō 11 he posted a 10–5 record and on the final day beat both Homarefuji and Kotoyūki in a playoff to take the championship.

[6] In May 2019 he won ten bouts and shared the Fighting Spirit prize with tournament winner Asanoyama and top division debutant Shimanoumi.

He followed up with 8–7 and 9–6 records in the next two tournaments but did not get promoted to sekiwake as there were no openings at that rank (with it being filled by Mitakeumi and the demoted ōzeki Takakeishō in September and Tochinoshin in November).

He was reprimanded by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) in November 2019 after he posted an image on Instagram of his friend and fellow wrestler Wakamotoharu tied up and gagged with tape as a prank.

It was deemed inappropriate and Abi and Wakamotoharu apologized in person to JSA chairman Hakkaku and the board of directors for the incident.

The JSA has advised wrestlers not to post on their individual social media in future, although accounts run by the stables are not affected.

[9] In February 2020 he was reprimanded again after he told reporters, unprompted, that he had slept through a workshop organized by the JSA to explain the changes to their social media policy that he had instigated.

[10] He was withdrawn by his stablemaster partway through the July 2020 tournament after he admitted to twice visiting a hostess bar with a low-ranking wrestler from another stable, against the guidance on nonessential travel given by the JSA to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

He received his third gold star for defeating a yokozuna by upsetting Terunofuji in their regulation bout on day 14 and was awarded his first shukun-shō special prize for Outstanding Performance.

[21] He held his sekiwake rank for the following tournament, but was defeated on the final day in May by Wakatakakage to fall to a 7–8 record.

[27] During the first days of the March 2024 tournament, Abi stood out by taking back-to-back victories over two of the four ōzeki at the time (Takakeishō and Kirishima).

Later that month, he confided that his condition had improved thanks to acupuncture, and the press also reported his good results in team training prior to the September tournament.

[32] Abi is a tsuki-oshi specialist, meaning he prefers to slap and push his opponents rather than fighting on the mawashi or belt.

Although he is known for his aggressiveness of his pushing and slapping attacks, he frequently uses and wins by henka (sidestepping) in his tachiai, especially since his comeback to Makuuchi in November 2021, which has been widely criticized as below the dignity of top-division wrestlers.

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Terunofuji (retired) Kotozakura Hōshōryū Ōnosato Wakamotoharu Daieishō Abi Wakatakakage Takanoshō Kirishima Tobizaru Atamifuji Gōnoyama Ōhō Shōdai Ura Hiradoumi Chiyoshōma Takayasu Ichiyamamoto Endō Mitakeumi Rōga Takarafuji Churanoumi Ōshōma Tamawashi Meisei Midorifuji Takerufuji Nishikigi Ōnokatsu Shōnannoumi Kotoshōhō Hokutofuji Kinbōzan Hakuōhō Kitanowaka Tamashōhō Kagayaki Nishikifuji Tokihayate