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Head-to-head dossier

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu vs Daikirin Takayoshi

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
430–159 Record 469–332
73.0 Win % 58.6
589 Bouts 801
44 Basho 58
6 Yusho 0
3 Sansho 9
1.82 m Height 1.80 m
129 kg Weight 133 kg
12 yrs Career 16 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.

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu Daikirin Takayoshi championship
19621965196819711974 1 10 20 30

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.

6Sadanoyama Shinmatsu11boutsDaikirin Takayoshi5

1966 Jul – 1968 Mar

How Sadanoyama Shinmatsu 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

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu

Pushing · Grappling

utchari 15

Daikirin Takayoshi

Grappling

yorikiri 159
utchari 20

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.

Sadanoyama ShinmatsuOpponentDaikirin Takayoshi
18–4Kiyokuni20–21
12–5Kotozakura18–24
11–2Hasegawa28–18
12–7Tamanoshima10–21
4–2Kitanofuji15–26
17–14Yutakayama9–5
9–17Kashiwado9–8
23–8Myobudani5–4
5–0Maenoyama16–14
22–5Fujinishiki4–4