Terunofuji’s career was unique — and great

What makes a “great” yokozuna? The obvious answer for most is simply how many bouts or Emperor’s Cups were won during a career.

For others, that’s a metric that comes with some nuance and requires measuring dominance in a given period – especially against other yokozuna or ozeki.

Either way, the numerical approach — while valid — isn’t the only method to evaluate which grand champions had the greatest impact on sumo.