Baruto suffered a shock defeat on Sunday at the hands of Myogiryu, who sent the Estonian goliath out of a tie for the lead, while fellow ozeki Harumafuji and yokozuna Hakuho made it a two-horse race at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Hakuho, the favorite to win his 23rd career title, and Harumafuji improved to 8-0 marks while Baruto joined a quartet one back at 7-1.
In front of a full house to kick off the second week at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Myogiryu quelled Baruto's attack by not allowing him to get inside for a grip on the mawashi, and steamed forward to knock the ozeki out of the ring.