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Head-to-head dossier

Wakanohana Kanji vs Kotokaze Koki

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
508–230 Record 393–244
68.8 Win % 61.7
738 Bouts 637
55 Basho 49
4 Yusho 2
6 Sansho 6
1.87 m Height 1.83 m
123 kg Weight 155 kg
15 yrs Career 14 yrs

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 Kotokaze Koki championship
197419761978198019821984 1 10 20 30

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.

13Wakanohana Kanji20boutsKotokaze Koki7

1977 Mar – 1982 Sep

How Kotokaze Koki won

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

Kotokaze Koki

Grappling

yorikiri 221

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 KanjiOpponentKotokaze Koki
17–25Kitanoumi3–20
21–9Kirinji20–4
29–2Kaneshiro10–7
28–3Takamiyama11–3
14–19Wajima3–8
10–5Chiyonofuji6–22
19–14Mienoumi5–4
9–6Asashio16–10
26–3Masuiyama7–3
7–6Ozutsu20–5