Kaiketsu Masateru vs Tochihikari Masayuki

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
365–303	Record	362–279
54.6	Win %	56.5
668	Bouts	641
45	Basho	44
2	Yusho	0
10	Sansho	4
1.88 m	Height	1.76 m
130 kg	Weight	128 kg
13 yrs	Career	14 yrs

Tochihikari Masayuki

Heya: Kasugano-beya
From: Kumamoto
Active: 1952 – 1966

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 Tochihikari Masayuki ★ 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.

Kaiketsu Masateru and Tochihikari Masayuki 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

yorikiri 96

uwatenage 46

sukuinage 30

oshidashi 29

yoritaoshi 22

tsukidashi 21

tsukiotoshi 16

uchigake 16

Tochihikari Masayuki

★ Grappling

yorikiri 95

oshidashi 74

uwatenage 42

yoritaoshi 36

shitatenage 23

hatakikomi 14

tsukidashi 13

tsuridashi 12

Beaten by

yorikiri 96

uwatenage 34

oshidashi 32

yoritaoshi 20

tsukiotoshi 17

sukuinage 12

tsuridashi 12

sotogake 10

yorikiri 67

uwatenage 30

yoritaoshi 27

oshidashi 19

tsuridashi 18

hatakikomi 14

shitatenage 14

sotogake 9

Common opponents top 5 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 Masateru	Opponent	Tochihikari Masayuki
15–7	Hasegawa	0–4
5–4	Kiyokuni	5–7
3–10	Kotozakura	4–4
2–9	Kitanofuji	3–3
1–1	Wakanami	1–2