During the match, he always let his opponents fully demonstrate their abilities before he showed his real power to beat them, therefore, although his winning average was high, many draws were recorded as well, and he still hold the record for highest average of draws among all the Yokozuna in history.
相手に十分に相撲を取らせてから勝ちに出るという相撲のため、勝率は高いが引き分けも多く、歴代横綱の中で引分率が最も高い。