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Head-to-head dossier

Asahikuni Masuo vs Yutakayama Katsuo

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Ozeki 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
413–324 Record 370–232
56.0 Win % 61.5
737 Bouts 602
54 Basho 41
0 Yusho 0
7 Sansho 7
1.74 m Height 1.89 m
118 kg Weight 137 kg
16 yrs Career 7 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.

Asahikuni Masuo Yutakayama Katsuo championship
196219651968197119741977 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.

Asahikuni Masuo 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

Asahikuni Masuo

Grappling

yorikiri 135
tottari 19

Yutakayama Katsuo

Grappling

yorikiri 126
utchari 20

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.

Asahikuni MasuoOpponentYutakayama Katsuo
2–2Kainoyama25–4
2–0Myobudani21–9
0–4Kiyokuni17–10
1–3Kitanofuji12–14
7–6Hasegawa7–9
16–10Takamiyama3–0
1–5Kotozakura6–15
5–4Daikirin5–9
6–4Kotetsuyama7–1
8–4Tochiazuma0–4