Kisenosato Yutaka vs Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

Yokozuna 1 East

Yokozuna 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
707–446	Record	710–614
61.3	Win %	53.6
1153	Bouts	1324
85	Basho	92
2	Yusho	1
9	Sansho	7
1.88 m	Height	1.79 m
177 kg	Weight	174 kg
17 yrs	Career	18 yrs

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

Heya: Sadogatake-beya
From: Fukuoka
Active: 2002 – 2020

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.

Kisenosato Yutaka Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro ★ 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.

29Kisenosato Yutaka63boutsKotoshogiku Kazuhiro34

2005 Jan – 2018 Jan

How Kisenosato Yutaka won

How Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro 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

Kisenosato Yutaka

★ Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 300

oshidashi 175

tsukiotoshi 62

yoritaoshi 32

uwatenage 20

tsukidashi 18

hatakikomi 17

oshitaoshi 16

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 421

oshidashi 86

tsukiotoshi 35

yoritaoshi 33

uwatenage 20

hatakikomi 19

kotenage 17

sukuinage 17

Beaten by

yorikiri 135

oshidashi 65

hatakikomi 38

yoritaoshi 36

tsukiotoshi 33

uwatenage 25

oshitaoshi 19

shitatenage 19

yorikiri 179

hatakikomi 77

tsukiotoshi 57

uwatenage 56

oshidashi 44

sukuinage 36

hikiotoshi 25

katasukashi 24

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.

Kisenosato Yutaka	Opponent	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro
24–37	Ama	33–29
16–44	Hakuho	6–56
32–18	Kakuryu	21–30
31–17	Aminishiki	30–19
25–15	Goeido	21–30
26–17	Tochiozan	22–20
30–9	Toyonoshima	26–12
17–9	Tochinoshin	25–11
6–21	Baruto	13–15
16–12	Kaio	11–16