When he received his yokozuna license from the Yoshida family after the May 1896 tournament, he was the first yokozuna in history to receive the license when he was in his 20s, but he was already past his prime and never won a single championship when competing at this rank. It is said that his results were so weak because, around the time of his promotion to yokozuna, his stablemaster (former sekiwake ) suffered an illness, and so Konishiki took care of him. In spite of his amazing debut, he did not have the best record in any tournaments as yokozuna.
Following his receipt of the yokozuna license from the Yoshida family after the May 1896 tournament, he became the first yokozuna in history to receive this honor at a relatively young age, but by then he was already beyond his prime and had not secured a single championship title while competing at this rank. It is said that his poor performance was due to the fact that, around the time of his promotion to yokozuna, his stablemaster (former sekiwake) became ill, and as a result, Konishiki assumed additional responsibilities.