OzekiAonishiki

• Aonishiki is Ozeki Kadoban for the first time in his career. The last time an Ozeki was listed as Kadoban two tournaments after winning a championship was in the March 2025 tournament. The Rikishi was Kotozakura. It is the first time in history for a Rikishi to be Ozeki Kadoban just two tournaments after winning a championship as a newly promoted Ozeki.

Ozeki ReturnKirishima

• Kirishima returns to the Ozeki rank he previously held in May 2024. It took him 12 tournaments.
• He is only the third Rikishi who managed to return to Ozeki after being demoted to Maegashira since the July 1969 tournament. The previous ones had been Kaiketsu and most recently Terunofuji in May 2021. (Table 1)

Sekiwake DebutAtamifuji

• Atamifuji is the first Rikishi from Isegahama Stable to make his Sekiwake debut since Takarafuji in September 2016. He is the first Sekiwake debutant since the current stablemaster took over.
• The previous newly promoted Sekiwake from Shizuoka Prefecture was Tenryu in the summer tournament of 1930.
• He stays in Sanyaku for two consecutive tournaments.

Sekiwake DebutKotoshoho

• Kotoshoho is the first newly promoted Sekiwake from Sadogatake Stable as well as Chiba Prefecture since Kotonowaka (current Kotozakura), who made his Sekiwake debut in September 2023 and was promoted to Sanyaku in January 2023.
• Taking 35 tournaments since his Makuuchi debut to achieve this means the 10th-slowest promotion in history. (Table 2)

*These are the first Sekiwake debuts since Aonishiki in November last year. The previous tournament in which two Rikishi made their Sekiwake debut was in March 2022. The Rikishi were Wakatakakage and Abi.

Komusubi ReturnWakatakakage

• Wakatakakage returns to the Komusubi rank he previously held in May 2025, marking his first Sanyaku appearance since September 2025.

Komusubi Takayasu

• Takayasu is Komusubi again. He previously held the rank in November last year. He stays in Sanyaku for seven consecutive tournaments.

Makuuchi DebutWakanosho

• Wakanosho is the first Makuuchi debutant from Minatogawa Stable since the current stablemaster took over Tokiwayama Stable.
• He is the fifth Rikishi from Tochigi Prefecture post WWII to achieve this, following Takagenji, who was promoted in July 2019.

Makuuchi ReturnRyuden

• Ryuden returns to Makuuchi. He previously held a rank here in January this year.

Juryo DebutOkaryu

• Okaryu is the first Juryo debutant from Tatsunami Stable since Kiryuko in September 2024.
• He is the 67th Rikishi post WWII from Aomori Prefecture to achieve this. The previous one had been Takerufuji, promoted in January 2024.
• Additionally, he is the 16th graduate of Kindai University to achieve this, following Mita, who was promoted in May 1995.

Juryo ReturnHakuyozan

• Hakuyozan returns to Juryo. He previously held a rank here in January this year.

Juryo ReturnTochitaikai

• Tochitaikai returns to Juryo. He previously held a rank here in January this year.

Juryo ReturnEnho

• Enho returns to Juryo after 18 tournaments. He previously held a rank here in May 2023.
• It is the first time in history that a Rikishi with Makuuchi experience, who fell down all the way to Jonokuchi has returned to Juryo. (Table 3)