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Head-to-head dossier

Wakanohana Kanji vs Mienoumi Tsuyoshi

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Yokozuna 1 West
508–230 Record 543–406
68.8 Win % 57.2
738 Bouts 949
55 Basho 68
4 Yusho 3
6 Sansho 9
1.87 m Height 1.80 m
123 kg Weight 132 kg
15 yrs Career 17 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 Mienoumi Tsuyoshi championship
19711974197719801983 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.

19Wakanohana Kanji33boutsMienoumi Tsuyoshi14

1974 Mar – 1980 May

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

Mienoumi Tsuyoshi

Grappling

yorikiri 243

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 KanjiOpponentMienoumi Tsuyoshi
17–25Kitanoumi13–26
14–19Wajima16–27
28–3Takamiyama23–16
14–15Asahikuni20–15
16–7Kaiketsu19–20
26–3Masuiyama18–10
14–14Arase15–14
17–10Fujizakura18–12
18–5Kurohimeyama21–13
21–9Kirinji17–7