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Head-to-head dossier

Wakanohana Kanji vs Daiju Hisateru

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
508–230 Record 306–292
68.8 Win % 51.2
738 Bouts 598
55 Basho 42
4 Yusho 0
6 Sansho 11
1.87 m Height 1.77 m
123 kg Weight 144 kg
15 yrs Career 12 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 Daiju Hisateru championship
197219741976197819801982 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.

3Wakanohana Kanji6boutsDaiju Hisateru3

1974 Sep – 1976 Mar

How Wakanohana Kanji won

How Daiju Hisateru 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

Daiju Hisateru

Pushing · Unbalancing

oshidashi 156

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 KanjiOpponentDaiju Hisateru
17–25Kitanoumi3–19
28–3Takamiyama9–18
19–14Mienoumi9–12
14–19Wajima2–19
26–3Masuiyama11–6
18–5Kurohimeyama12–11
14–15Asahikuni8–8
16–7Kaiketsu12–9
17–10Fujizakura6–7
29–2Kaneshiro4–4