Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi vs Kaio Hiroyuki

Yokozuna 1 West

Yokozuna 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
464–203	Record	869–565
69.6	Win %	60.6
667	Bouts	1434
53	Basho	107
8	Yusho	5
11	Sansho	15
1.81 m	Height	1.85 m
140 kg	Weight	175 kg
13 yrs	Career	23 yrs

Kaio Hiroyuki

Heya: Tomozuna-beya
From: Fukuoka
Active: 1988 – 2011

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 Kaio Hiroyuki ★ 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 Kaio Hiroyuki 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

Kaio Hiroyuki

★ Grappling

yorikiri 298

oshidashi 113

uwatenage 89

hatakikomi 67

kotenage 51

okuridashi 42

tsukiotoshi 34

oshitaoshi 25

Beaten by

yorikiri 49

oshidashi 28

yoritaoshi 24

tsukiotoshi 17

hatakikomi 12

okuridashi 12

hikiotoshi 11

oshitaoshi 10

yorikiri 249

oshidashi 111

okuridashi 26

hatakikomi 25

uwatenage 22

shitatenage 17

hikiotoshi 16

tsukiotoshi 16

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	Kaio Hiroyuki
9–5	Akinoshima	25–6
1–1	Takahanada	12–27
5–3	Kotonishiki	12–16
2–2	Akebono	6–25
3–0	Takatoriki	21–11
15–16	Konishiki	2–1
19–5	Terao	7–2
2–0	Wakahanada	13–15
16–3	Tochinowaka	5–3
10–3	Mitoizumi	5–1