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Head-to-head dossier

Kotokaze Koki vs Matsunobori Shigeo

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Ozeki 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 2 West
393–244 Record 121–162
61.7 Win % 42.8
637 Bouts 283
49 Basho 19
2 Yusho 0
6 Sansho 0
1.83 m Height 1.72 m
155 kg Weight 154 kg
14 yrs Career 20 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.

Kotokaze Koki Matsunobori Shigeo championship
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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.

Kotokaze Koki and Matsunobori Shigeo 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

Kotokaze Koki

Grappling

yorikiri 221

Matsunobori Shigeo

Grappling

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.