His promotion from makushita 2 to jūryō 12 was higher than normal due to seven other wrestlers being suspended for gambling on baseball.

He earned his first kinboshi or gold star for defeating yokozuna Kakuryū in the January 2015 tournament, but he missed out on a first special prize and promotion to the san'yaku ranks after he failed to win on the final day and ended with a make-koshi 7–8 record.

Winning records in March and May saw him promoted to komusubi for the first time but a 4–11 result in July saw him return to the rank and file.

He beat Hakuhō again on the 5th day of the July tournament in Nagoya, ending the yokozuna's 33 bout winning streak.

Even though he was defeated by fellow maegashira and former sekiwake Myōgiryū, Takarafuji celebrated his 1200th match since his professional debut on the 12th day of the July 2023 tournament.

[5] After wrestling in the jūryō division during the March tournament, Takarafuji found himself promoted to makuuchi thanks to a barely achieved kashi-kochi score of 8–7.

During the following tournament, in May, he matched his career best opening performance, recording five consecutive victories from the first day of the competition for the first time in seven years.

His most common winning kimarite are the two most popular techniques in sumo, yorikiri or force out, and oshidashi or push out.

[9] 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