Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Asahikuni Masuo
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 587–287 | Record | 413–324 |
| 67.2 | Win % | 56.0 |
| 874 | Bouts | 737 |
| 64 | Basho | 54 |
| 10 | Yusho | 0 |
| 6 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.81 m | Height | 1.74 m |
| 135 kg | Weight | 118 kg |
| 17 yrs | Career | 16 yrs |
Ozeki 1 East
Asahikuni Masuo
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 Asahikuni Masuo ★ 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.
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How Asahikuni Masuo 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
hatakikomi 50
sotogake 47
yoritaoshi 41
oshidashi 28
tsukidashi 27
katasukashi 18
Asahikuni Masuo
★ Grappling
yorikiri 135
oshidashi 46
yoritaoshi 21
sotogake 19
tottari 19
shitatenage 16
hatakikomi 14
tsukiotoshi 14
Beaten by
yorikiri 63
yoritaoshi 31
tsuridashi 26
oshidashi 23
sukuinage 18
uwatenage 16
shitatenage 15
utchari 12
yorikiri 101
uwatenage 46
tsuridashi 37
oshidashi 19
hatakikomi 17
shitatenage 12
tsukidashi 11
yoritaoshi 11
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 Katsuaki | Opponent | Asahikuni Masuo |
|---|---|---|
| 30–16 | Hasegawa | 7–6 |
| 37–15 | Kiyokuni | 0–4 |
| 13–5 | Takanohana | 11–26 |
| 29–19 | Kotozakura | 1–5 |
| 19–7 | Takamiyama | 16–10 |
| 14–2 | Mienoumi | 15–20 |
| 26–15 | Kirinji | 5–4 |
| 7–5 | Wajima | 4–30 |
| 9–2 | Kaiketsu | 16–14 |
| 4–2 | Kitanoumi | 7–27 |