 In September 2010 he won his second Fighting Spirit prize, which was shared with his stablemate Takekaze, after producing a fine 11–4 score, having been 7–0.He followed up with a solid 8–7 record in November, which saw him return to "maegashira" 2 in January 2011, and he reached "maegashira" 1 that July.In March 2014 Yoshikaze scored 10–5 from "maegashira" 4.