After being a runner-up in a tournament on twelve occasions, he broke through at the January 2017 tournament, winning his first top division championship or "yūshō" with a record and subsequently was promoted to "yokozuna".
After being a runner-up in a tournament on twelve occasions, he broke through at the January 2017 tournament, winning his first top division championship or "yūshō". During the January 2017 tournament, Kisenosato had results of and subsequently was promoted to "yokozuna".