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Head-to-head dossier

Wajima Hiroshi vs Maenoyama Taro

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 2 West
615–205 Record 341–301
75.0 Win % 53.1
820 Bouts 642
62 Basho 46
14 Yusho 0
5 Sansho 5
1.85 m Height 1.85 m
120 kg Weight 133 kg
11 yrs Career 13 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.

Wajima Hiroshi Maenoyama Taro championship
19681971197419771980 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.

7Wajima Hiroshi9boutsMaenoyama Taro2

1971 Jul – 1974 Jan

How Maenoyama Taro 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

Wajima Hiroshi

Grappling

yorikiri 228

Maenoyama Taro

Grappling

yorikiri 110

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.

Wajima HiroshiOpponentMaenoyama Taro
31–17Takanohana5–10
27–16Mienoumi6–8
18–5Hasegawa16–15
23–21Kitanoumi2–2
13–3Daikirin14–16
24–6Kurohimeyama8–7
10–2Kiyokuni12–19
6–6Kotozakura15–16
5–7Kitanofuji6–25
30–8Masuiyama3–2