In July 2013 he stopped Hakuhō's streak of 43 consecutive victories by beating him on the 14th day – the third time he has ended a significant winning run of the yokozuna, having also defeated Hakuhō after his 63 wins in a row in November 2010 and 23 in January 2011.
Bulan Juli 2013 dia menghentikan 43 kemenangan berturut-turut Hakuhō, dengan mengalahkannya pada hari ke-14 – ketiga kalinya dia menghentikan kemenangan berturut-turut yokozuna tersebut, yaitu mengalahkan Hakuhō setelah 63 kemenangannya berturut-turut bulan 2010, dan ke-23 pada Januari 2011.