Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi vs Musoyama Masashi

Yokozuna 1 West

Yokozuna 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
464–203	Record	518–357
69.6	Win %	59.2
667	Bouts	875
53	Basho	68
8	Yusho	1
11	Sansho	13
1.81 m	Height	1.84 m
140 kg	Weight	172 kg
13 yrs	Career	11 yrs

Musoyama Masashi

Heya: Musashigawa-beya
From: Ibaraki
Active: 1993 – 2004

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.

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi 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.

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi 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

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi

★ Pushing · Grappling

oshidashi 155

yorikiri 122

tsukiotoshi 24

yoritaoshi 19

hatakikomi 18

hikiotoshi 16

oshitaoshi 16

uwatenage 13

Musoyama Masashi

★ Pushing

oshidashi 214

yorikiri 85

tsukiotoshi 53

oshitaoshi 26

hatakikomi 21

uwatenage 19

sukuinage 17

yoritaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 49

oshidashi 28

yoritaoshi 24

tsukiotoshi 17

hatakikomi 12

okuridashi 12

hikiotoshi 11

oshitaoshi 10

yorikiri 110

oshidashi 45

uwatenage 34

hatakikomi 31

okuridashi 19

tsukiotoshi 16

katasukashi 12

yoritaoshi 12

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.

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	Opponent	Musoyama Masashi
9–5	Akinoshima	20–10
1–1	Takahanada	10–26
5–3	Kotonishiki	22–7
19–5	Terao	11–2
15–16	Konishiki	3–1
3–0	Takatoriki	21–9
16–3	Tochinowaka	10–2
2–2	Akebono	6–21
2–0	Wakahanada	11–14
10–3	Mitoizumi	5–1