Head-to-head dossier
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi vs Kotozakura Masakatsu
| Yokozuna 1 West | Peak rank | Yokozuna 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 587–226 | Record | 543–337 |
| 72.2 | Win % | 61.7 |
| 813 | Bouts | 880 |
| 65 | Basho | 66 |
| 5 | Yusho | 5 |
| 6 | Sansho | 6 |
| 1.88 m | Height | 1.82 m |
| 139 kg | Weight | 150 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 15 yrs |
Kotozakura Masakatsu
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.
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.
How Kashiwado Tsuyoshi won
How Kotozakura Masakatsu 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
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
★ Grappling
Kotozakura Masakatsu
★ Grappling · Pushing
Beaten by
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.
| Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | Opponent | Kotozakura Masakatsu |
|---|---|---|
| 18–7 | Kiyokuni | 28–20 |
| 14–10 | Kitanofuji | 19–29 |
| 16–21 | Taiho | 4–22 |
| 10–13 | Tamanoshima | 12–25 |
| 8–9 | Kirinji | 24–18 |
| 20–8 | Yutakayama | 15–6 |
| 16–2 | Kainoyama | 15–13 |
| 17–9 | Sadanoyama | 5–12 |
| 8–3 | Maenoyama | 16–15 |
| 18–11 | Kitabayama | 7–2 |