Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro vs Musoyama Masashi

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
710–614	Record	518–357
53.6	Win %	59.2
1324	Bouts	875
92	Basho	68
1	Yusho	1
7	Sansho	13
1.79 m	Height	1.84 m
174 kg	Weight	172 kg
18 yrs	Career	11 yrs

Musoyama Masashi

Heya: Musashigawa-beya
From: Ibaraki
Active: 1993 – 2004

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 Musoyama Masashi ★ 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 Musoyama Masashi 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

Musoyama Masashi

★ Pushing

oshidashi 214

yorikiri 85

tsukiotoshi 53

oshitaoshi 26

hatakikomi 21

uwatenage 19

sukuinage 17

yoritaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 179

hatakikomi 77

tsukiotoshi 57

uwatenage 56

oshidashi 44

sukuinage 36

hikiotoshi 25

katasukashi 24

yorikiri 110

oshidashi 45

uwatenage 34

hatakikomi 31

okuridashi 19

tsukiotoshi 16

katasukashi 12

yoritaoshi 12

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	Musoyama Masashi
11–16	Kaio	17–29
6–56	Hakuho	0–2
30–19	Aminishiki	3–3
14–10	Kyokutenho	11–12
3–16	Chiyotaikai	14–9
2–1	Tosanoumi	17–18
6–5	Wakanosato	17–8
4–2	Tochinonada	20–9
1–15	Asashoryu	3–12
2–3	Tochiazuma	7–18