Takanohana Koji vs Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

Yokozuna 1 East

Yokozuna 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
698–210	Record	710–614
76.9	Win %	53.6
908	Bouts	1324
75	Basho	92
22	Yusho	1
9	Sansho	7
1.86 m	Height	1.79 m
141 kg	Weight	174 kg
15 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.

Takanohana Koji 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.

Takanohana Koji 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

Takanohana Koji

★ Grappling

yorikiri 368

uwatenage 81

oshidashi 55

okuridashi 33

yoritaoshi 27

hatakikomi 20

hikiotoshi 17

sukuinage 14

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 421

oshidashi 86

tsukiotoshi 35

yoritaoshi 33

uwatenage 20

hatakikomi 19

kotenage 17

sukuinage 17

Beaten by

yorikiri 37

yoritaoshi 33

oshidashi 24

oshitaoshi 16

shitatenage 14

tsukiotoshi 12

uwatenage 12

hatakikomi 10

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.

Takanohana Koji	Opponent	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro
27–12	Kaio	11–16
0–1	Aminishiki	30–19
9–5	Chiyotaikai	3–16
21–7	Tosanoumi	2–1
11–0	Miyabiyama	11–8
13–4	Dejima	6–6
2–1	Kyokutenho	14–10
16–5	Tochiazuma	2–3
18–3	Tamakasuga	2–1
9–0	Wakanosato	6–5