Ozeki Takakeisho fell to his second loss at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday and dropped back into a nine-way tie for the lead.
The ozeki entered the ring on Day 8 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan as the last remaining rikishi with only one loss, but shot out low on his initial charge and was slapped down by No. 4 Tochinoshin (4-4) in half a second.
Takakeisho had beaten the Georgian eight times in their previous 10 meetings in the elite makuuchi division.