Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Kotozakura Masakatsu vs Kiyokuni Katsuo
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 543–337 | Record | 499–381 |
| 61.7 | Win % | 56.7 |
| 880 | Bouts | 880 |
| 66 | Basho | 62 |
| 5 | Yusho | 1 |
| 6 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.82 m | Height | 1.82 m |
| 150 kg | Weight | 124 kg |
| 15 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.
Kotozakura Masakatsu 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.
28Kotozakura Masakatsu48boutsKiyokuni Katsuo20
How Kotozakura Masakatsu won
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
Kotozakura Masakatsu
★ Grappling · Pushing
oshidashi 124
yorikiri 123
hatakikomi 55
tsuridashi 43
yoritaoshi 39
uwatenage 30
tsukidashi 23
oshitaoshi 19
Kiyokuni Katsuo
★ Grappling
yorikiri 171
oshidashi 58
uwatenage 35
yoritaoshi 35
tsukiotoshi 33
hatakikomi 23
sukuinage 22
shitatenage 18
Beaten by
hatakikomi 50
yorikiri 47
yoritaoshi 40
oshidashi 27
uwatenage 26
tsukidashi 16
shitatenage 15
sukuinage 13
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.
| Kotozakura Masakatsu | Opponent | Kiyokuni Katsuo |
|---|---|---|
| 19–29 | Kitanofuji | 15–37 |
| 24–18 | Kirinji | 21–20 |
| 12–25 | Tamanoshima | 14–24 |
| 16–15 | Maenoyama | 19–12 |
| 4–22 | Taiho | 3–29 |
| 22–7 | Takamiyama | 17–10 |
| 15–13 | Kainoyama | 13–12 |
| 19–5 | Fukunohana | 25–3 |
| 9–16 | Kashiwado | 7–18 |
| 15–6 | Yutakayama | 10–17 |