Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Daikirin Takayoshi
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 587–287 | Record | 469–332 |
| 67.2 | Win % | 58.6 |
| 874 | Bouts | 801 |
| 64 | Basho | 58 |
| 10 | Yusho | 0 |
| 6 | Sansho | 9 |
| 1.81 m | Height | 1.80 m |
| 135 kg | Weight | 133 kg |
| 17 yrs | Career | 16 yrs |
Ozeki 1 East
Daikirin Takayoshi
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 Daikirin Takayoshi ★ 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.
26Kitanofuji Katsuaki41boutsDaikirin Takayoshi15
How Kitanofuji Katsuaki won
How Daikirin Takayoshi 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
hatakikomi 50
sotogake 47
yoritaoshi 41
oshidashi 28
tsukidashi 27
katasukashi 18
Daikirin Takayoshi
★ Grappling
yorikiri 159
tsuridashi 128
yoritaoshi 34
hatakikomi 23
utchari 20
uwatenage 20
sukuinage 15
oshidashi 13
Beaten by
yorikiri 63
yoritaoshi 31
tsuridashi 26
oshidashi 23
sukuinage 18
uwatenage 16
shitatenage 15
utchari 12
yorikiri 88
yoritaoshi 54
oshidashi 31
uwatenage 24
sotogake 20
tsuridashi 15
shitatenage 11
hatakikomi 10
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 | Daikirin Takayoshi |
|---|---|---|
| 37–15 | Kiyokuni | 20–21 |
| 30–16 | Hasegawa | 28–18 |
| 29–19 | Kotozakura | 18–24 |
| 22–21 | Tamanoshima | 10–21 |
| 25–6 | Maenoyama | 16–14 |
| 19–7 | Takamiyama | 19–8 |
| 16–6 | Fukunohana | 18–7 |
| 16–3 | Fujinokawa | 14–8 |
| 10–14 | Kashiwado | 9–8 |
| 14–12 | Yutakayama | 9–5 |