Takanonami Sadahiro vs Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

Ozeki 1 East

Ozeki 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
640–471	Record	710–614
57.6	Win %	53.6
1111	Bouts	1324
76	Basho	92
2	Yusho	1
3	Sansho	7
1.95 m	Height	1.79 m
157 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.

Takanonami Sadahiro 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.

Takanonami Sadahiro and Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro 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

Takanonami Sadahiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 232

kotenage 65

uwatenage 53

hatakikomi 38

kimedashi 36

oshidashi 30

shitatenage 28

hikiotoshi 22

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 421

oshidashi 86

tsukiotoshi 35

yoritaoshi 33

uwatenage 20

hatakikomi 19

kotenage 17

sukuinage 17

Beaten by

yorikiri 138

oshidashi 119

sukuinage 36

shitatenage 27

uwatenage 26

yoritaoshi 24

tsukidashi 17

okuridashi 15

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.

Takanonami Sadahiro	Opponent	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro
27–24	Kaio	11–16
6–3	Aminishiki	30–19
6–21	Chiyotaikai	3–16
25–13	Tosanoumi	2–1
9–19	Dejima	6–6
9–6	Kyokutenho	14–10
13–5	Miyabiyama	11–8
15–14	Tochiazuma	2–3
18–10	Tamakasuga	2–1
2–12	Asashoryu	1–15