Top Division Record
*The different tables represent a change in the tournament system over the years
| New Year | Summer | Autumn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | no tournament held | x | East Maegashira #13 (8-3) |
| 1948 | no tournament held | East Maegashira #7 (8-3) | East Maegashira #2 (5-6)☆ |
| 1949 | East Maegashira #3 (7-6) | East Maegashira #3 (2-13) | East Maegashira #10 (10-5) |
| 1950 | East Maegashira #3 (10-5)O☆ | East Maegashira #1 (10-5)O | East Sekiwake (13-2))O |
| 1951 | East Sekiwake (13-2) | West Ōzeki (10-5) | East Ōzeki (9-5-1hold) |
| 1952 | West Ōzeki (12-3) | West Ōzeki (10-5) | West Ōzeki (12-3) |
| New Year | March | May | September | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | West Ōzeki (6-3-6) | West Ōzeki (10-5) | West Ōzeki (14-1) | East Ōzeki (11-4) |
| 1954 | East Ozeki (15-0) | Sat out due to injury | West Yokozuna (0-1-14) | West Yokozuna (11-4) |
| 1955 | West Yokozuna (5-2-8) | East Yokozuna (3-2-10) | West Yokozuna (0-2-13) | West Yokozuna (9-6) |
| 1956 | East Yokozuna (9-6) | West Yokozuna (11-4) | East Yokozuna (8-7) | East Yokozuna (12-3) |
| New Year | March | May | July | September | November | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | West Yokozuna (10-5) | East Yokozuna (3-3-9) | West Yokozuna (5-6-4) | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (9-6) | West Yokozuna (11-4) |
| 1958 | West Yokozuna (3-6-6) (Retired) | x | x | x | x | x |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career
| Green Box=Tournament Championship | F= Fighting Spirit Prize | O= Outstanding Performance Prize | T= Technique Prize | ☆= Number of Kinboshi. |
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