Kotoshoho’s first top-division title reads 13–2. But the daily record reveals the part I want to remember: he was 3–2 after five days, then won ten straight.
The closing opponents matter
At Maegashira 15 in July 2025, he beat Onosato on Day 13, Kirishima on Day 14 and Aonishiki on the final day. The championship was not merely a good start protected until the finish. He kept winning as the finish approached.
Read the record from Day 5, and the champion is still someone whose next ten results have not happened yet. That is where the story becomes exciting for me.
More than a right-hand grip
His listed preference is right-hand-inside belt wrestling and forward force-outs. Yet the recent six-tournament display leads with push-outs, 29%, ahead of force-outs, 18%, and thrust-downs, 16%. It lists 45 wins including one default.
A push-out finishes without a belt grip; a force-out uses close body contact. Waiting only for his preferred grip would miss his most common recent finish.
The title was not the end
He followed that championship with 3–12. In 2026, March’s 11–4 led to a Sekiwake debut in May, when he went 9–6. July’s 6–9 leaves him at Maegashira 1 for September. His questionnaire adds a lovely change of pace: Kashiwa Reysol, Kingdom—and “sleep” in the favourite-words box. Kotoshoho belongs to Sadogatake stable and comes from Kashiwa, Chiba.
Checked 11 September 2026 JST. Technique shares reproduce the JSA’s previous-six-tournament display (September 2025–July 2026); they describe winning finishes, not success rates across all bouts. Official profile, results and wrestler questionnaire.