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Head-to-head dossier

Kaiketsu Masateru vs Kiyokuni Katsuo

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Ozeki 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
365–303 Record 499–381
54.6 Win % 56.7
668 Bouts 880
45 Basho 62
2 Yusho 1
10 Sansho 7
1.88 m Height 1.82 m
130 kg Weight 124 kg
13 yrs Career 18 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 Kiyokuni Katsuo championship
19651968197119741977 1 10 20 30 40

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.

5Kaiketsu Masateru9boutsKiyokuni Katsuo4

1972 Mar – 1973 Jul

How Kaiketsu Masateru won

How Kiyokuni Katsuo 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

Kiyokuni Katsuo

Grappling

yorikiri 171

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 MasateruOpponentKiyokuni Katsuo
20–18Takamiyama17–10
2–9Kitanofuji15–37
15–7Hasegawa28–12
3–10Kotozakura20–28
8–7Daikirin21–20
19–19Mienoumi9–6
20–17Takanohana7–8
9–26Kitanoumi4–2
6–1Maenoyama19–12
7–2Fukunohana25–3