Wakanohana Kanji vs Takanosato Toshihide

Yokozuna 1 West

Yokozuna 1 West	Peak rank	Yokozuna 1 West
508–230	Record	463–306
68.8	Win %	60.2
738	Bouts	769
55	Basho	58
4	Yusho	4
6	Sansho	7
1.87 m	Height	1.82 m
123 kg	Weight	148 kg
15 yrs	Career	18 yrs

Takanosato Toshihide

Heya: Futagoyama-beya
From: Aomori
Active: 1968 – 1986

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.

Wakanohana Kanji Takanosato Toshihide ★ 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.

Wakanohana Kanji and Takanosato Toshihide 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

Wakanohana Kanji

★ Grappling · Throwing

yorikiri 183

uwatenage 93

sotogake 44

yoritaoshi 41

shitatenage 37

tsuridashi 15

kotenage 12

sukuinage 12

Takanosato Toshihide

★ Grappling

yorikiri 218

hatakikomi 34

uwatenage 32

tsuridashi 30

yoritaoshi 22

hikiotoshi 19

sotogake 14

sukuinage 13

Beaten by

yorikiri 76

uwatenage 20

yoritaoshi 20

oshidashi 17

tsuridashi 17

shitatenage 16

sukuinage 8

hatakikomi 7

yorikiri 120

oshidashi 61

shitatenage 13

tsuridashi 13

uwatenage 13

yoritaoshi 10

sukuinage 8

hatakikomi 7

Common opponents top 10 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.

Wakanohana Kanji	Opponent	Takanosato Toshihide
17–25	Kitanoumi	7–15
29–2	Kaneshiro	16–7
21–9	Kirinji	17–6
13–7	Kotokaze	13–18
28–3	Takamiyama	10–5
14–19	Wajima	1–11
10–5	Dewanohana	16–12
10–5	Chiyonofuji	16–12
26–3	Masuiyama	5–8
19–14	Mienoumi	1–7