Kotozakura Masakatsu

Career arc

Banzuke position every tournament in Makuuchi - 1 is the very top (Yokozuna 1 East), higher numbers sit lower. Gold ★ marks a tournament championship; ◆ a special prize. Peak reached Yokozuna 1 East in 1973 Mar.

Win rate by opponent tier 880 bouts

Records bucketed by where the opponent was ranked the day of the bout. A quick read on "is he beating who he should?".

Opponents	Record	Win %
Sanyaku	222-209	52%
Maegashira 1-8	284-105	73%
Maegashira 9-17	35-22	61%
Juryo	2-1	67%
Lower	—	—

Head-to-head top 24 most-met, by win %

Among the 24 opponents this wrestler met most often, sorted by his win rate. Truncated by meetings first so the percentages stay meaningful (no "100% 1-0" surprises). Click any name for that opponent's profile.

Opponent	W–L	%	Last
Ryuko	16–2	89	1973
Kotetsuyama	12–2	86	1972
Mutsuarashi	15–3	83	1972
Tochiazuma	14–3	82	1973
Fukunohana	19–5	79	1973
Futagodake	11–3	79	1973
Takamiyama	22–7	76	1974
Yutakayama	15–6	71	1968
Yoshibanada	12–5	71	1968
Daiju	11–5	69	1973
Kurohimeyama	10–5	67	1974
Toyokuni	9–5	64	1967
Takanohana	9–5	64	1974
Kiyokuni	28–20	58	1973
Kirinji	24–18	57	1974
Fujinokawa	11–9	55	1971
Kainoyama	15–13	54	1969
Maenoyama	16–15	52	1974
Kitanofuji	19–29	40	1973
Mienoumi	7–11	39	1974
Kashiwado	9–16	36	1969
Tamanoshima	12–25	32	1971
Sadanoyama	5–12	29	1968
Taiho	4–22	15	1971

Kimarite

The winning techniques behind every decisive bout. Left: moves that ended bouts in this wrestler's favour. Right: moves opponents used to beat him. Hover any name for a plain-language description.

Winning techniques

oshidashi 124

yorikiri 123

hatakikomi 55

tsuridashi 43

yoritaoshi 39

uwatenage 30

tsukidashi 23

oshitaoshi 19

Beaten by

hatakikomi 50

yorikiri 47