Are kadoban Ozeki stronger?

Conclusion

Kadoban Ozeki averaged 8.15 wins and made kachi-koshi 78.2% of the time, above the 75.3% rate for Ozeki who were not kadoban. The data cannot measure motivation directly, but the pressure to survive coincides with notably strong results.

Methodology

Period

2000 Hatsu Basho～2026 Natsu Basho

Sample

Ozeki reigned in Ozeki for 2 consecutive bashos and recorded losing the previous basho

Sample size

Corner number 110Basho, normal time 389Basho

Calculation

Basho with 8 wins or more ÷ Basho who participated. 78.2%, average 8.15 wins

comparison

During normal times, Ozeki has a winning record rate of 75.3% and an average of 8.33 wins.

How to read this

It is not a small exception in the system, but a machine with less than 8 wins is judged by the machine as a square number.