Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Kotozakura Masakatsu vs Daikirin Takayoshi
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 543–337 | Record | 469–332 |
| 61.7 | Win % | 58.6 |
| 880 | Bouts | 801 |
| 66 | Basho | 58 |
| 5 | Yusho | 0 |
| 6 | Sansho | 9 |
| 1.82 m | Height | 1.80 m |
| 150 kg | Weight | 133 kg |
| 15 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.
Kotozakura Masakatsu 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.
24Kotozakura Masakatsu42boutsDaikirin Takayoshi18
How Kotozakura Masakatsu won
yorikiri13
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
Kotozakura Masakatsu
★ Grappling · Pushing
oshidashi 124
yorikiri 123
hatakikomi 55
tsuridashi 43
yoritaoshi 39
uwatenage 30
tsukidashi 23
oshitaoshi 19
Daikirin Takayoshi
★ Grappling
yorikiri 159
tsuridashi 128
yoritaoshi 34
hatakikomi 23
utchari 20
uwatenage 20
sukuinage 15
oshidashi 13
Beaten by
hatakikomi 50
yorikiri 47
yoritaoshi 40
oshidashi 27
uwatenage 26
tsukidashi 16
shitatenage 15
sukuinage 13
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.
| Kotozakura Masakatsu | Opponent | Daikirin Takayoshi |
|---|---|---|
| 28–20 | Kiyokuni | 20–21 |
| 19–29 | Kitanofuji | 15–26 |
| 12–25 | Tamanoshima | 10–21 |
| 16–15 | Maenoyama | 16–14 |
| 22–7 | Takamiyama | 19–8 |
| 19–5 | Fukunohana | 18–7 |
| 15–13 | Kainoyama | 11–7 |
| 11–9 | Fujinokawa | 14–8 |
| 9–16 | Kashiwado | 9–8 |
| 7–11 | Mienoumi | 15–6 |