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Head-to-head dossier

Hoshoryu vs Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
308–173 Record 710–614
64.0 Win % 53.6
481 Bouts 1324
35 Basho 92
2 Yusho 1
3 Sansho 7
1.88 m Height 1.79 m
148 kg Weight 174 kg
9 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.

Hoshoryu Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro championship
2007201020132016201920222025 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.

1Hoshoryu1boutKotoshogiku Kazuhiro0

2020 Sep

How Hoshoryu won

How Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro won

No decisive wins.

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

Hoshoryu

Grappling

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

Grappling

yorikiri 421

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.

HoshoryuOpponentKotoshogiku Kazuhiro
6–10Takayasu12–16
1–1Tochinoshin25–11
12–3Tamawashi8–12
4–2Aoiyama15–10
1–2Okinoumi16–10
3–1Myogiryu12–13
2–1Takarafuji16–9
1–0Shohozan16–10
12–9Abi3–3
14–6Daieisho5–2