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Head-to-head dossier

Kakuryu Rikisaburo vs Miyabiyama Tetsushi

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
642–382 Record 590–560
62.7 Win % 51.3
1024 Bouts 1150
85 Basho 82
6 Yusho 0
9 Sansho 8
1.86 m Height 1.88 m
150 kg Weight 175.5 kg
20 yrs Career 15 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 Miyabiyama Tetsushi championship
2001200420072010201320162019 1 10 20 30 40

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.

6Kakuryu Rikisaburo8boutsMiyabiyama Tetsushi2

2007 May – 2012 Jan

How Kakuryu Rikisaburo won

How Miyabiyama Tetsushi 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

Miyabiyama Tetsushi

Unbalancing · Pushing

oshidashi 167

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 RikisaburoOpponentMiyabiyama Tetsushi
8–42Hakuho4–23
18–32Kisenosato4–16
30–21Kotoshogiku8–11
17–27Ama6–12
10–6Kaio14–30
18–12Kotooshu5–22
17–15Aminishiki11–13
24–21Tochiozan7–4
15–3Kyokutenho19–18
3–6Chiyotaikai21–24