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Head-to-head dossier

Kaiketsu Masateru vs Kitabayama Hidetoshi

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Ozeki 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
365–303 Record 390–271
54.6 Win % 59.0
668 Bouts 661
45 Basho 46
2 Yusho 1
10 Sansho 3
1.88 m Height 1.73 m
130 kg Weight 119 kg
13 yrs Career 12 yrs

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.

Kaiketsu Masateru Kitabayama Hidetoshi championship
1959196219651968197119741977 1 10 20 30

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.

Kaiketsu Masateru and Kitabayama Hidetoshi 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

Kaiketsu Masateru

Grappling

Kitabayama Hidetoshi

Grappling · Throwing

yorikiri 153
utchari 18

Common opponents top 7 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.

Kaiketsu MasateruOpponentKitabayama Hidetoshi
15–7Hasegawa3–2
2–9Kitanofuji6–7
5–4Kiyokuni7–6
3–10Kotozakura2–7
8–7Daikirin1–2
3–1Kotetsuyama0–1
1–0Tochioyama2–0