Tosanoumi upset Kaio at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, dashing any hope the ozeki wrestler had for promotion to sumo's highest rank.
No. 2 maegashira Tosanoumi sidestepped Kaio at the faceoff and then swatted the struggling ozeki down to improve to 2-2.
Kaio, who needed at least 13 wins in this tournament to get consideration for promotion to grand champion, was handed his third straight loss and fell to an unseemly 1-3.