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Head-to-head dossier

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu vs Daikirin Takayoshi

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
801–239 Record 469–332
77.0 Win % 58.6
1040 Bouts 801
78 Basho 58
24 Yusho 0
3 Sansho 9
1.79 m Height 1.80 m
150 kg Weight 133 kg
18 yrs Career 16 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.

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu Daikirin Takayoshi championship
1965196819711974197719801983 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.

4Kitanoumi Toshimitsu10boutsDaikirin Takayoshi6

1972 Sep – 1974 Sep

How Kitanoumi Toshimitsu won

How Daikirin Takayoshi 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

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Grappling

yorikiri 359

Daikirin Takayoshi

Grappling

yorikiri 159
utchari 20

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.

Kitanoumi ToshimitsuOpponentDaikirin Takayoshi
35–8Takamiyama19–8
36–10Takanohana13–6
13–4Hasegawa28–18
26–13Mienoumi15–6
21–23Wajima3–13
26–8Kurohimeyama13–7
2–6Kotozakura18–24
26–9Kaiketsu7–8
2–4Kiyokuni20–21
2–4Kitanofuji15–26