Terunofuji, sumo's lone yokozuna lost to No. 1 maegashira Daieisho on a day of upsets at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Newly promoted Mitakeumi was the only victorious ozeki on Day 2, with both demotion-threatened kadoban ozeki, Takakeisho and Shodai, failing to make progress toward the eight wins required to avoid dropping from sumo's second-highest rank.
Former sekiwake Daieisho (2-0) used a powerful thrusting attack to defeat Terunofuji in the last bout of the day at Edion Arena Osaka, which is hosting a grand tournament with spectators for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.