Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Wakanohana Kanji vs Yutakayama Katsuo
vs
| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 West |
|---|---|---|
| 204–53 | Record | 370–232 |
| 79.4 | Win % | 61.5 |
| 257 | Bouts | 602 |
| 22 | Basho | 41 |
| 3 | Yusho | 0 |
| 0 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.79 m | Height | 1.89 m |
| 105 kg | Weight | 137 kg |
| 16 yrs | Career | 7 yrs |
Ozeki 1 West
Yutakayama Katsuo
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 Yutakayama Katsuo ★ 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.
Wakanohana Kanji and Yutakayama Katsuo 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
Yutakayama Katsuo
★ Grappling
yorikiri 126
tsuridashi 52
yoritaoshi 44
oshidashi 20
tsukidashi 20
utchari 20
uwatenage 17
shitatenage 12
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.
| Wakanohana Kanji | Opponent | Yutakayama Katsuo |
|---|---|---|
| 6–6 | Kashiwado | 8–20 |
| 15–2 | Tochihikari | 15–7 |
| 1–3 | Sadanoyama | 14–17 |
| 6–3 | Fujinishiki | 18–6 |
| 1–0 | Myobudani | 21–9 |
| 1–0 | Kainoyama | 25–4 |
| 12–2 | Iwakaze | 11–2 |
| 2–1 | Tochinoumi | 7–14 |
| 5–0 | Kairyuyama | 15–2 |
| 7–0 | Oginohana | 12–3 |