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Head-to-head dossier

Kakuryu Rikisaburo vs Dejima Takeharu

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
642–382 Record 546–473
62.7 Win % 53.6
1024 Bouts 1019
85 Basho 75
6 Yusho 1
9 Sansho 10
1.86 m Height 1.80 m
150 kg Weight 153 kg
20 yrs Career 13 yrs

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.

Kakuryu Rikisaburo Dejima Takeharu championship
19982001200420072010201320162019 1 10 20 30

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.

4Kakuryu Rikisaburo6boutsDejima Takeharu2

2007 Mar – 2009 Jan

How Kakuryu Rikisaburo won

How Dejima Takeharu won

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

Kakuryu Rikisaburo

Grappling

yorikiri 196

Dejima Takeharu

Pushing · Grappling

oshidashi 207
yorikiri 186

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.

Kakuryu RikisaburoOpponentDejima Takeharu
30–21Kotoshogiku6–6
8–42Hakuho2–10
18–32Kisenosato6–4
10–6Kaio15–25
17–15Aminishiki9–11
17–27Ama2–4
24–21Tochiozan1–2
5–2Tochinonada24–14
18–12Kotooshu5–9
27–14Goeido1–2