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Head-to-head dossier

Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Kaiketsu Masateru

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
587–287 Record 365–303
67.2 Win % 54.6
874 Bouts 668
64 Basho 45
10 Yusho 2
6 Sansho 10
1.81 m Height 1.88 m
135 kg Weight 130 kg
17 yrs Career 13 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.

Kitanofuji Katsuaki Kaiketsu Masateru championship
19651968197119741977 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.

9Kitanofuji Katsuaki11boutsKaiketsu Masateru2

1972 Mar – 1974 Jan

How Kitanofuji Katsuaki won

How Kaiketsu Masateru 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

Kaiketsu Masateru

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.

Kitanofuji KatsuakiOpponentKaiketsu Masateru
30–16Hasegawa15–7
19–7Takamiyama20–18
37–15Kiyokuni5–4
29–19Kotozakura3–10
26–15Kirinji8–7
13–5Takanohana20–17
14–2Mienoumi19–19
4–2Kitanoumi9–26
12–3Kurohimeyama17–9
25–6Maenoyama6–1