Which sekitori has used the most kimarite?

[Tofu_Ninjas]

Would anyone know? I think Asashoryu has used at least 40 kimarite.

[Martin]

You could try to craft a sumodb query for that.
http://sumodb.sumogames.com/Query_bout.aspx

[Lex Ingenii]

YMY?

Oh, come on... He's used dozens of them in the past. He hasn't? Ok, maybe several. Not that either? A couple? No?

Or does "Getting head caught between the seventh and eighth folds and subsequently passing out" not count as a kimarite?

[Martin]

I tried in vain to find a query for the kimarite problem, so here are some tidbits researched manually.

Asashoryu is really high on the list, with 46, but that's not enough to be #1, as his ancestor Kyokushuzan has 47. Honorable mentions go to Aminishiki with a highly respectable 42 (his bro Asofuji ain't too bad himself at 38, as is Ama with 37- there must be something ex-Asahifuji puts in that chanko). Hakuho could dethrone Asashoryu if he really wanted, as he's already at 36, but somehow I doubt he'll ever attempt anything remotely resembling yaguranage, yobimodoshi or the like.

Totally unsurprising is Hokutoriki's presence at the other end of the scale, with a whopping 19 different kimarite. Way to go, Jokester. YMY shares the dubious mark, but he's excused on the grounds of career length. Chiyotaikai is only one above at 20.

I might have missed some, but it's safe to say Asashoryu's number is pretty impressive, I doubt there's any Yokozuna who came close to his tally, the closest I could find was Wakanohana the Elder (41).

[Kovir Wyttcliff Gerra]

One more reason tho miss that guy.

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