[4] Although he joined the university's sumo club and won the under 100 kg collegiate championships in his first year,[5] he originally intended to return to Mongolia to teach what he had learned about agricultural administration and food technology in Japan.

[4] He was inspired to enter professional sumo by watching active wrestlers Asashōryū and Asasekiryū, with whom he had practised judo as a teenager in Ulaanbaatar.

[4] He joined Tokitsukaze stable when in his second year of university,[5] just before reaching the upper age limit of 23 set by the Japan Sumo Association.

[4] He was not able at first to maintain his makuuchi position, dropping back to jūryō twice, but a result of 10–5 in November 2005 gained him the rank of maegashira 1 as well as the technique prize.

[4] He made his san'yaku or titled rank debut in March 2007 at komusubi, where he defeated yokozuna Asashōryū on the opening day[4] but missed out on another special prize by falling just short of a majority of wins, posting a 7–8 score.

[12] He had become a Japanese citizen in January 2014 and had purchased the Magaki kabu (elder stock) in May 2014 from former yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji II, making him the first Mongolian-born wrestler to acquire the right to remain with the sumo association following retirement.

He was known for attempting the pulling inside ankle sweep ketaguri at the tachi-ai or initial charge,[19] which he successfully used nineteen times in his career.

[20] He also used the extremely rare trip nimaigeri (ankle kicking twist down) on fourteen occasions, although he was not credited with the technique in the top division until May 2011 in a win over Shōtenrō.

[21] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi