Head-to-head dossier
Tamanoumi Masahiro vs Kotozakura Masakatsu
| Yokozuna 1 West | Peak rank | Yokozuna 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 464–219 | Record | 543–337 |
| 67.9 | Win % | 61.7 |
| 683 | Bouts | 880 |
| 46 | Basho | 66 |
| 6 | Yusho | 5 |
| 6 | Sansho | 6 |
| 1.77 m | Height | 1.82 m |
| 126 kg | Weight | 150 kg |
| 12 yrs | Career | 15 yrs |
Kotozakura Masakatsu
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.
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.
How Tamanoumi Masahiro 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
Tamanoumi Masahiro
★ Grappling
Kotozakura Masakatsu
★ Grappling · Pushing
Beaten by
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.
| Tamanoumi Masahiro | Opponent | Kotozakura Masakatsu |
|---|---|---|
| 21–22 | Kitanofuji | 19–29 |
| 24–14 | Kiyokuni | 28–20 |
| 21–10 | Kirinji | 24–18 |
| 17–8 | Maenoyama | 16–15 |
| 6–21 | Taiho | 4–22 |
| 18–3 | Kainoyama | 15–13 |
| 13–10 | Kashiwado | 9–16 |
| 15–2 | Takamiyama | 22–7 |
| 11–12 | Yutakayama | 15–6 |
| 14–4 | Fukunohana | 19–5 |