Yokozuna Harumafuji suffered his first loss and dropped out of a co-leading Mongolian quintet on Wednesday after committing a sumo no-no at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Harumafuji appeared to have sent Yoshikaze packing but was disqualified by ringside judges for grabbing a fistful of the third-ranked maegashira's topknot during their bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
The result left both men with 3-1 records, one behind yokozuna Hakuho and Kakuryu, veteran Kyokutenho and makuuchi division debutant Ichinojo.