Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Takanohana Koji vs Takakeisho Takanobu
vs
| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 698–210 | Record | 351–207 |
| 76.9 | Win % | 62.9 |
| 908 | Bouts | 558 |
| 75 | Basho | 46 |
| 22 | Yusho | 4 |
| 9 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.86 m | Height | 1.73 m |
| 141 kg | Weight | 149 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 10 yrs |
Ozeki 1 East
Takakeisho Takanobu
Career arcs
Banzuke position every tournament in Makuuchi - 1 is the very top (Yokozuna 1 East), higher numbers sit lower. Overlaid on a shared timeline so an era gap shows as two separate lines. Gold ★ marks a tournament championship.
Takanohana Koji Takakeisho Takanobu ★ championship
Head-to-head
Every decisive Makuuchi bout between the two, and the kimarite (winning techniques) each used against the other. Hover a technique for a plain-language description.
Takanohana Koji and Takakeisho Takanobu never met in Makuuchi
— their top-division careers did not overlap.
Fighting styles
Each wrestler's full-career winning and losing techniques - their overall style, independent of the matchup above. The most telling read for two men who never shared a dohyo.
Winning techniques full Makuuchi career
Takanohana Koji
★ Grappling
yorikiri 368
uwatenage 81
oshidashi 55
okuridashi 33
yoritaoshi 27
hatakikomi 20
hikiotoshi 17
sukuinage 14
Takakeisho Takanobu
★ Pushing · Unbalancing
oshidashi 163
tsukiotoshi 49
hatakikomi 41
tsukidashi 32
hikiotoshi 18
oshitaoshi 13
okuridashi 11
yorikiri 8
Beaten by
yorikiri 37
yoritaoshi 33
oshidashi 24
oshitaoshi 16
shitatenage 14
tsukiotoshi 12
uwatenage 12
hatakikomi 10
Common opponents top 0 by meetings
Wrestlers both men faced in the top division, with each side's record. The stronger record per row is highlighted - a quick read on who handled the shared field better.
No shared Makuuchi opponents — their careers drew from entirely separate fields.