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Head-to-head dossier

Kitanofuji Katsuaki vs Sadanoyama Shinmatsu

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Yokozuna 1 West
587–287 Record 430–159
67.2 Win % 73.0
874 Bouts 589
64 Basho 44
10 Yusho 6
6 Sansho 3
1.81 m Height 1.82 m
135 kg Weight 129 kg
17 yrs Career 12 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.

Kitanofuji Katsuaki Sadanoyama Shinmatsu 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.

2Kitanofuji Katsuaki6boutsSadanoyama Shinmatsu4

1967 Mar – 1968 Jan

How Kitanofuji Katsuaki won

How Sadanoyama Shinmatsu 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

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu

Pushing · Grappling

utchari 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 KatsuakiOpponentSadanoyama Shinmatsu
37–15Kiyokuni18–4
29–19Kotozakura12–5
22–21Tamanoshima12–7
5–26Taiho4–26
30–16Hasegawa11–2
14–12Yutakayama17–14
12–14Myobudani23–8
26–15Kirinji6–5
10–14Kashiwado9–17
11–5Fujinishiki22–5