Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Kiyokuni Katsuo
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 587–287 | Record | 499–381 |
| 67.2 | Win % | 56.7 |
| 874 | Bouts | 880 |
| 64 | Basho | 62 |
| 10 | Yusho | 1 |
| 6 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.81 m | Height | 1.82 m |
| 135 kg | Weight | 124 kg |
| 17 yrs | Career | 18 yrs |
Ozeki 1 East
Kiyokuni Katsuo
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 Kiyokuni Katsuo ★ 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.
37Kitanofuji Katsuaki52boutsKiyokuni Katsuo15
How Kitanofuji Katsuaki won
yorikiri13
How Kiyokuni Katsuo 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
Kiyokuni Katsuo
★ Grappling
yorikiri 171
oshidashi 58
uwatenage 35
yoritaoshi 35
tsukiotoshi 33
hatakikomi 23
sukuinage 22
shitatenage 18
Beaten by
yorikiri 63
yoritaoshi 31
tsuridashi 26
oshidashi 23
sukuinage 18
uwatenage 16
shitatenage 15
utchari 12
yorikiri 114
uwatenage 36
hatakikomi 30
oshidashi 25
sotogake 17
tsuridashi 17
yoritaoshi 17
hikiotoshi 15
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 | Kiyokuni Katsuo |
|---|---|---|
| 29–19 | Kotozakura | 20–28 |
| 30–16 | Hasegawa | 28–12 |
| 26–15 | Kirinji | 21–20 |
| 22–21 | Tamanoshima | 14–24 |
| 5–26 | Taiho | 3–29 |
| 25–6 | Maenoyama | 19–12 |
| 14–12 | Yutakayama | 10–17 |
| 19–7 | Takamiyama | 17–10 |
| 16–6 | Fukunohana | 25–3 |
| 10–14 | Kashiwado | 7–18 |