Kitabayama Hidetoshi vs Asahikuni Masuo

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
390–271	Record	413–324
59.0	Win %	56.0
661	Bouts	737
46	Basho	54
1	Yusho	0
3	Sansho	7
1.73 m	Height	1.74 m
119 kg	Weight	118 kg
12 yrs	Career	16 yrs

Asahikuni Masuo

Heya: Tatsunami-beya
From: Hokkaido
Active: 1963 – 1979

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.

Kitabayama Hidetoshi Asahikuni Masuo ★ 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.

Kitabayama Hidetoshi and Asahikuni Masuo 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

Kitabayama Hidetoshi

★ Grappling · Throwing

yorikiri 153

uwatenage 45

yoritaoshi 32

tsuridashi 29

shitatenage 21

oshidashi 19

utchari 18

sukuinage 13

Asahikuni Masuo

★ Grappling

yorikiri 135

oshidashi 46

yoritaoshi 21

sotogake 19

tottari 19

shitatenage 16

hatakikomi 14

tsukiotoshi 14

Beaten by

yorikiri 63

oshidashi 30

yoritaoshi 24

uwatenage 21

tsuridashi 19

hatakikomi 17

kotenage 9

sotogake 9

yorikiri 101

uwatenage 46

tsuridashi 37

oshidashi 19

hatakikomi 17

shitatenage 12

tsukidashi 11

yoritaoshi 11

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.

Kitabayama Hidetoshi	Opponent	Asahikuni Masuo
14–4	Kainoyama	2–2
10–10	Myobudani	2–0
3–2	Hasegawa	7–6
7–6	Kiyokuni	0–4
6–7	Kitanofuji	1–3
2–7	Kotozakura	1–5
1–2	Kirinji	5–4
2–4	Asasegawa	1–4
0–1	Kotetsuyama	6–4
2–0	Tochioyama	0–2