Yokozuna 1 West
Head-to-head dossier
Takanosato Toshihide vs Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro
vs
| Yokozuna 1 West | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 West |
|---|---|---|
| 463–306 | Record | 710–614 |
| 60.2 | Win % | 53.6 |
| 769 | Bouts | 1324 |
| 58 | Basho | 92 |
| 4 | Yusho | 1 |
| 7 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.82 m | Height | 1.79 m |
| 148 kg | Weight | 174 kg |
| 18 yrs | Career | 18 yrs |
Ozeki 1 West
Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro
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.
Takanosato Toshihide Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro ★ 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.
Takanosato Toshihide and Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro 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
Takanosato Toshihide
★ Grappling
yorikiri 218
hatakikomi 34
uwatenage 32
tsuridashi 30
yoritaoshi 22
hikiotoshi 19
sotogake 14
sukuinage 13
Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro
★ Grappling
yorikiri 421
oshidashi 86
tsukiotoshi 35
yoritaoshi 33
uwatenage 20
hatakikomi 19
kotenage 17
sukuinage 17
Beaten by
yorikiri 179
hatakikomi 77
tsukiotoshi 57
uwatenage 56
oshidashi 44
sukuinage 36
hikiotoshi 25
katasukashi 24
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.