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Head-to-head dossier

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu vs Kiyokuni Katsuo

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
801–239 Record 499–381
77.0 Win % 56.7
1040 Bouts 880
78 Basho 62
24 Yusho 1
3 Sansho 7
1.79 m Height 1.82 m
150 kg Weight 124 kg
18 yrs Career 18 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 Kiyokuni Katsuo championship
1965196819711974197719801983 1 10 20 30 40

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.

2Kitanoumi Toshimitsu6boutsKiyokuni Katsuo4

1972 Jul – 1973 Nov

How Kitanoumi Toshimitsu won

How Kiyokuni Katsuo 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

Kiyokuni Katsuo

Grappling

yorikiri 171

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 ToshimitsuOpponentKiyokuni Katsuo
35–8Takamiyama17–10
36–10Takanohana7–8
2–4Kitanofuji15–37
13–4Hasegawa28–12
2–6Kotozakura20–28
21–23Wajima2–10
26–13Mienoumi9–6
4–6Daikirin21–20
26–9Kaiketsu4–5
26–8Kurohimeyama9–1