Yokozuna 1 West
Head-to-head dossier
Taiho Koki vs Kitanofuji Katsuaki
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| Yokozuna 1 West | Peak rank | Yokozuna 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 742–134 | Record | 587–287 |
| 84.7 | Win % | 67.2 |
| 876 | Bouts | 874 |
| 69 | Basho | 64 |
| 32 | Yusho | 10 |
| 3 | Sansho | 6 |
| 1.87 m | Height | 1.81 m |
| 124 kg | Weight | 135 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 17 yrs |
Yokozuna 1 East
Kitanofuji Katsuaki
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.
Taiho Koki Kitanofuji Katsuaki ★ 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.
26Taiho Koki31boutsKitanofuji Katsuaki5
How Taiho Koki 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
Taiho Koki
★ Grappling
yorikiri 227
yoritaoshi 76
uwatenage 72
sukuinage 69
hatakikomi 66
oshidashi 36
tsuridashi 29
tsukiotoshi 24
Kitanofuji Katsuaki
★ Throwing · Grappling
yorikiri 144
uwatenage 131
hatakikomi 50
sotogake 47
yoritaoshi 41
oshidashi 28
tsukidashi 27
katasukashi 18
Beaten by
yorikiri 63
yoritaoshi 31
tsuridashi 26
oshidashi 23
sukuinage 18
uwatenage 16
shitatenage 15
utchari 12
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.
| Taiho Koki | Opponent | Kitanofuji Katsuaki |
|---|---|---|
| 29–3 | Kiyokuni | 37–15 |
| 22–4 | Kotozakura | 29–19 |
| 21–6 | Tamanoshima | 22–21 |
| 21–2 | Hasegawa | 30–16 |
| 21–16 | Kashiwado | 10–14 |
| 28–4 | Yutakayama | 14–12 |
| 20–5 | Myobudani | 12–14 |
| 24–11 | Kitabayama | 7–6 |
| 13–3 | Maenoyama | 25–6 |
| 27–3 | Fujinishiki | 11–5 |