Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro vs Kotooshu Katsunori

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
710–614	Record	463–312
53.6	Win %	59.7
1324	Bouts	775
92	Basho	57
1	Yusho	1
7	Sansho	5
1.79 m	Height	2.02 m
174 kg	Weight	140 kg
18 yrs	Career	12 yrs

Kotooshu Katsunori

Heya: Sadogatake-beya
From: Bulgaria ◇
Active: 2002 – 2014

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 Kotooshu Katsunori ★ 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 Kotooshu Katsunori 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

Kotooshu Katsunori

★ Grappling

yorikiri 183

uwatenage 75

yoritaoshi 49

oshidashi 36

hatakikomi 26

hikiotoshi 10

shitatenage 10

sukuinage 10

Beaten by

yorikiri 179

hatakikomi 77

tsukiotoshi 57

uwatenage 56

oshidashi 44

sukuinage 36

hikiotoshi 25

katasukashi 24

oshidashi 52

yorikiri 45

sukuinage 34

uwatenage 33

shitatenage 23

hatakikomi 20

yoritaoshi 17

hikiotoshi 16

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	Kotooshu Katsunori
6–56	Hakuho	10–35
34–29	Kisenosato	27–14
33–29	Ama	17–23
30–19	Aminishiki	18–18
21–30	Kakuryu	12–18
21–30	Goeido	13–11
26–12	Toyonoshima	15–15
22–20	Tochiozan	10–12
11–16	Kaio	16–12
13–15	Baruto	16–10