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Head-to-head dossier

Wakanohana Kanji vs Tochinishiki Kiyotaka

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Yokozuna 1 West
204–53 Record 105–17
79.4 Win % 86.1
257 Bouts 122
22 Basho 10
3 Yusho 1
0 Sansho 0
1.79 m Height 1.77 m
105 kg Weight 132 kg
16 yrs Career 21 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.

Wakanohana Kanji Tochinishiki Kiyotaka championship
1959196019611962 1

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.

4Wakanohana Kanji7boutsTochinishiki Kiyotaka3

1959 Jan – 1960 Mar

How Wakanohana Kanji won

How Tochinishiki Kiyotaka 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

Wakanohana Kanji

Grappling · Throwing

Tochinishiki Kiyotaka

Grappling

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.

Wakanohana KanjiOpponentTochinishiki Kiyotaka
12–3Wakahaguro8–0
11–4Annenyama5–3
13–2Tsurugamine6–1
11–3Kitabayama7–0
10–2Kitanonada7–0
11–1Fusanishiki7–0
12–2Iwakaze4–0
6–6Kashiwado5–0
6–2Wakamaeda4–1
8–0Shionishiki5–0