Yokozuna 1 West
Head-to-head dossier
Wakanohana Kanji vs Musoyama Masashi
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| Yokozuna 1 West | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 West |
|---|---|---|
| 508–230 | Record | 518–357 |
| 68.8 | Win % | 59.2 |
| 738 | Bouts | 875 |
| 55 | Basho | 68 |
| 4 | Yusho | 1 |
| 6 | Sansho | 13 |
| 1.87 m | Height | 1.84 m |
| 123 kg | Weight | 172 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 11 yrs |
Ozeki 1 West
Musoyama Masashi
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 Musoyama Masashi ★ championship
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.
Wakanohana Kanji and Musoyama Masashi 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
Wakanohana Kanji
★ Grappling · Throwing
yorikiri 183
uwatenage 93
sotogake 44
yoritaoshi 41
shitatenage 37
tsuridashi 15
kotenage 12
sukuinage 12
Musoyama Masashi
★ Pushing
oshidashi 214
yorikiri 85
tsukiotoshi 53
oshitaoshi 26
hatakikomi 21
uwatenage 19
sukuinage 17
yoritaoshi 16
Beaten by
yorikiri 110
oshidashi 45
uwatenage 34
hatakikomi 31
okuridashi 19
tsukiotoshi 16
katasukashi 12
yoritaoshi 12
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.