Head-to-head dossier
Taiho Koki vs Kitabayama Hidetoshi
| Yokozuna 1 West | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 West |
|---|---|---|
| 742–134 | Record | 390–271 |
| 84.7 | Win % | 59.0 |
| 876 | Bouts | 661 |
| 69 | Basho | 46 |
| 32 | Yusho | 1 |
| 3 | Sansho | 3 |
| 1.87 m | Height | 1.73 m |
| 124 kg | Weight | 119 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 12 yrs |
Kitabayama Hidetoshi
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 Taiho Koki won
How Kitabayama Hidetoshi 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
Taiho Koki
★ Grappling
Kitabayama Hidetoshi
★ Grappling · Throwing
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.
| Taiho Koki | Opponent | Kitabayama Hidetoshi |
|---|---|---|
| 24–6 | Tochihikari | 20–16 |
| 21–16 | Kashiwado | 11–18 |
| 27–3 | Fujinishiki | 19–12 |
| 26–4 | Sadanoyama | 6–17 |
| 17–6 | Tochinoumi | 12–13 |
| 17–2 | Iwakaze | 19–10 |
| 9–0 | Daigo | 23–15 |
| 29–3 | Kiyokuni | 7–6 |
| 20–5 | Myobudani | 10–10 |
| 26–5 | Kitanofuji | 6–7 |