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Head-to-head dossier

Kakuryu Rikisaburo vs Mitakeumi

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
642–382 Record 482–423
62.7 Win % 53.3
1024 Bouts 905
85 Basho 62
6 Yusho 3
9 Sansho 10
1.86 m Height 1.82 m
150 kg Weight 178 kg
20 yrs Career 11 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.

Kakuryu Rikisaburo Mitakeumi championship
2007201020132016201920222025 1 10 20 30 40

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.

8Kakuryu Rikisaburo13boutsMitakeumi5

2016 Jul – 2020 Mar

How Kakuryu Rikisaburo won

How Mitakeumi 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

Kakuryu Rikisaburo

Grappling

yorikiri 196

Mitakeumi

Pushing

oshidashi 187
yorikiri 131

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.

Kakuryu RikisaburoOpponentMitakeumi
30–21Kotoshogiku11–4
8–42Hakuho3–12
18–32Kisenosato2–6
27–14Goeido7–9
13–9Takayasu10–24
24–21Tochiozan7–2
10–5Tamawashi30–9
17–27Ama2–5
13–0Shodai22–15
13–4Endo17–8