Gyomei is stronger and faster overall, but Akaza's weird cockroach like tenacity can drag the fight into an attrition battle in which case, it depends on how close to sunrise they fight.
At the end of the day, none of the Hashira could've defeated Akaza – even though a few of them could've succeeded in decapitating him. Akaza proved himself to be too strong to be dragged into sunlight, meaning there'd be no way for any of the Hashira to kill him.
Gyomei can defeat Akaza without even awakening his Demon Slayer mark. Akaza is too inferior in front of Gyomei.
The point is, without Selfess State, Gyomei can't beat Akaza. Trying Akaza. Without Selfless State and being relative of speed to Akaza means none of Gyomei's attacks can really catch him truly off guard or outspeed his reaction or perception speed so yeah.
Gyomei can easily beat Gyutaro without getting injured.
Tengen Uzui
Even though he is large and muscular, and uses that to his advantage, his fighting style relies more on aesthetics and flashiness. He is the fastest Hashira, and the second physically strongest.
Gyomei's raw power and his long-range weapon would be more than enough to keep Nezuko at bay, and he could defeat her without struggling too much.
After awakening his demon slayer mark, Giyu greatly overpowers Akaza. However, he is able to keep up with the fight only because of Tanjiro. If Giyu had soloed against Akaza, he would have died.
MUZAN WINS THIS BATTLE - He is simply too strong, too skilled and too durable for the likes of Gyomei - I mean Muzan while weakened took on the entire Hashira and absolutely pummeled all of them at the same time.
Unique Weapon: Gyomei wields a hand axe complete with a spiked flail attached to the hilt through a long chain. To wield his unique weapon he uses the sound of the chain to judge the position of the flail and axe, covering for and even taking advantage of his blindness.
Gyomei is currently the strongest Hashira.
Akaza always held back too much, it's clear from his movements that he's not fully utilizing his martial prowess, meaning yoriichi should be able to win.
Depends, if both were serious, Douma would dog Akaza. There is a reason why he's a whole rank above Akaza.
Akaza. Because of his desire to become stronger and Doma's strength allowing him to surpass himself to become Upper Two, Akaza harboured an intense hatred of Doma.
He would be disoriented by the shockwaves created by Akaza's blows. Tengen has anti-demon bombs that can disorient them for a short period of time, but this wouldn't be an effective strategy when Akaza uses Compass Needle, which allows him to accurately pinpoint and aim for his opponent's weak spots.
Is this because Akaza was formerly the Upper Moon 2 and Doma stole his position by requesting a blood battle with him? Because Akaza has lived longer than Doma.
1. Gyomei Himejima. Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira, is the strongest Hashira in the Demon Slayer corps in terms of strength and swordsmanship. He is the only person who uses spiked flails and an axe instead of standard swords to kill demons.
He is extremely muscular and powerfully built. He has black spiky hair, and a prominent scar that runs across his forehead horizontally. He has been blind with no irises nor pupils.
The only thing he's weak to is the sun. That is why he turned other humans into demons and spread his blood so that one of them might find a solution against the sunlight, so he can become truly perfect.
Some of the characters who have faced Yoriichi and survived
This happened due to a treatment that had gone wrong. While he was being treated, Muzan killed the doctor because he was not able to observe any results. This turned him into one of the strongest beings that could defeat multiple Hashiras in one go.
Without her last-ditch efforts, Tanjiro would have remained a demon and could have caused a ton of problems to the demon hunters around him. Despite all of these, Sanemi's raw power and speed are far higher compared to hers, which means that he can beat her with ease.
Rimuru Tempest becomes a God towards the end of the series and can travel back in time and travel between worlds. His space-time abilities alone would be enough to beat Yoriichi. This character is often stated to be stronger than Goku, despite the community being quite divided on this topic.
Realizing the danger to himself, Muzan remotely detonated Nakime's head through his influence, killing Nakime, although her body still remained active for sufficiently long time to bring the fortress into the surface. This attempt at self preservation effectively eradicated the Twelve Kizuki.
Mitsuri Kanroji is another Hashira who Tanjiro could definitely beat in Demon Slayer.