 He is the first wrestler in the modern era of sumo to do this without winning a tournament.In 2016 Kisenosato was runner up four times, and under "yokozuna" promotion twice.Kisenosato started off the January 2017 tournament very strong, winning his first 8 days straight, however on day 9 Kisenosato lost to fellow "ōzeki" Kotoshōgiku.