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Head-to-head dossier

Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Kitabayama Hidetoshi

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
587–287 Record 390–271
67.2 Win % 59.0
874 Bouts 661
64 Basho 46
10 Yusho 1
6 Sansho 3
1.81 m Height 1.73 m
135 kg Weight 119 kg
17 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.

Kitanofuji Katsuaki Kitabayama Hidetoshi championship
195919621965196819711974 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.

7Kitanofuji Katsuaki13boutsKitabayama Hidetoshi6

1964 Mar – 1966 May

How Kitanofuji Katsuaki 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

Kitanofuji Katsuaki

Throwing · Grappling

yorikiri 144
uwatenage 131

Kitabayama Hidetoshi

Grappling · Throwing

yorikiri 153
utchari 18

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.

Kitanofuji KatsuakiOpponentKitabayama Hidetoshi
5–26Taiho11–24
37–15Kiyokuni7–6
29–19Kotozakura2–7
22–21Tamanoshima4–7
10–14Kashiwado11–18
30–16Hasegawa3–2
7–5Daigo23–15
11–5Fujinishiki19–12
12–14Myobudani10–10
26–15Kirinji1–2