Head-to-head dossier
Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Daiju Hisateru
| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 587–287 | Record | 306–292 |
| 67.2 | Win % | 51.2 |
| 874 | Bouts | 598 |
| 64 | Basho | 42 |
| 10 | Yusho | 0 |
| 6 | Sansho | 11 |
| 1.81 m | Height | 1.77 m |
| 135 kg | Weight | 144 kg |
| 17 yrs | Career | 12 yrs |
Daiju Hisateru
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.
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.
How Kitanofuji Katsuaki won
How Daiju Hisateru 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
Daiju Hisateru
★ Pushing · Unbalancing
Beaten by
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 Katsuaki | Opponent | Daiju Hisateru |
|---|---|---|
| 30–16 | Hasegawa | 15–10 |
| 37–15 | Kiyokuni | 5–7 |
| 29–19 | Kotozakura | 5–11 |
| 26–15 | Kirinji | 9–12 |
| 19–7 | Takamiyama | 9–18 |
| 22–21 | Tamanoshima | 0–6 |
| 25–6 | Maenoyama | 8–6 |
| 13–5 | Takanohana | 7–15 |
| 12–3 | Kurohimeyama | 12–11 |
| 16–6 | Fukunohana | 11–4 |