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Head-to-head dossier

Yutakayama Katsuo vs Maenoyama Taro

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Ozeki 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 2 West
370–232 Record 341–301
61.5 Win % 53.1
602 Bouts 642
41 Basho 46
0 Yusho 0
7 Sansho 5
1.89 m Height 1.85 m
137 kg Weight 133 kg
7 yrs Career 13 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.

Yutakayama Katsuo Maenoyama Taro championship
1962196419661968197019721974 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.

6Yutakayama Katsuo8boutsMaenoyama Taro2

1967 Jan – 1968 Sep

How Yutakayama Katsuo won

How Maenoyama Taro 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

Yutakayama Katsuo

Grappling

yorikiri 126
utchari 20

Maenoyama Taro

Grappling

yorikiri 110

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.

Yutakayama KatsuoOpponentMaenoyama Taro
17–10Kiyokuni12–19
12–14Kitanofuji6–25
6–15Kotozakura15–16
12–11Tamanoshima8–17
4–28Taiho3–13
7–9Hasegawa16–15
5–9Kirinji14–16
25–4Kainoyama8–3
8–20Kashiwado3–8
21–9Myobudani5–2