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Head-to-head dossier

Kaiketsu Masateru vs Maenoyama Taro

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Ozeki 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 2 West
365–303 Record 341–301
54.6 Win % 53.1
668 Bouts 642
45 Basho 46
2 Yusho 0
10 Sansho 5
1.88 m Height 1.85 m
130 kg Weight 133 kg
13 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.

Kaiketsu Masateru Maenoyama Taro championship
196819701972197419761978 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.

6Kaiketsu Masateru7boutsMaenoyama Taro1

1972 May – 1974 Jan

How Kaiketsu Masateru won

How Maenoyama Taro 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

Kaiketsu Masateru

Grappling

Maenoyama Taro

Grappling

yorikiri 110

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.

Kaiketsu MasateruOpponentMaenoyama Taro
15–7Hasegawa16–15
19–19Mienoumi6–8
20–17Takanohana5–10
8–7Daikirin14–16
3–10Kotozakura15–16
2–9Kitanofuji6–25
17–9Kurohimeyama8–7
5–4Kiyokuni12–19
9–26Kitanoumi2–2
14–16Asahikuni4–3