The Japan Sumo Association held an extraordinary board meeting and formally decided to promote Kirimayama to Ozeki. He is the sixth Mongolian sumo wrestler to be promoted to Ozki since Terunofuji, who was promoted after the summer of Heisei 27.
He had no sumo experience and weighed about 1 kg, but after coming to Japan, he joined Mutsu and stepped on the first ring in the former sumo tournament. He won the third dan championship in Kyushu that year.