Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro vs Kotomitsuki Keiji

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
710–614	Record	484–339
53.6	Win %	58.8
1324	Bouts	823
92	Basho	60
1	Yusho	1
7	Sansho	13
1.79 m	Height	1.82 m
174 kg	Weight	154 kg
18 yrs	Career	11 yrs

Kotomitsuki Keiji

Heya: Sadogatake-beya
From: Aichi
Active: 1999 – 2010

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.

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro Kotomitsuki Keiji ★ 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.

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro and Kotomitsuki Keiji never met in Makuuchi — their top-division careers did not overlap.

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

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 421

oshidashi 86

tsukiotoshi 35

yoritaoshi 33

uwatenage 20

hatakikomi 19

kotenage 17

sukuinage 17

Kotomitsuki Keiji

★ Grappling

yorikiri 191

oshidashi 62

hatakikomi 29

uwatenage 26

okuridashi 24

yoritaoshi 18

tsukiotoshi 15

uchimuso 15

Beaten by

yorikiri 179

hatakikomi 77

tsukiotoshi 57

uwatenage 56

oshidashi 44

sukuinage 36

hikiotoshi 25

katasukashi 24

yorikiri 77

hatakikomi 47

oshidashi 47

uwatenage 27

tsukiotoshi 22

hikiotoshi 19

shitatenage 15

sukuinage 14

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.

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	Opponent	Kotomitsuki Keiji
6–56	Hakuho	9–22
33–29	Ama	12–15
34–29	Kisenosato	11–12
30–19	Aminishiki	19–8
11–16	Kaio	24–16
21–30	Kakuryu	9–4
21–30	Goeido	5–6
1–15	Asashoryu	9–36
14–10	Kyokutenho	24–13
3–16	Chiyotaikai	18–22