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Head-to-head dossier

Kakuryu Rikisaburo vs Chiyotaikai Ryuji

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
642–382 Record 593–391
62.7 Win % 60.3
1024 Bouts 984
85 Basho 75
6 Yusho 3
9 Sansho 5
1.86 m Height 1.81 m
150 kg Weight 158 kg
20 yrs Career 18 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 Chiyotaikai Ryuji 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.

3Kakuryu Rikisaburo9boutsChiyotaikai Ryuji6

2007 Sep – 2009 Nov

How Kakuryu Rikisaburo won

How Chiyotaikai Ryuji 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

Chiyotaikai Ryuji

Pushing · Unbalancing

oshidashi 209

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 RikisaburoOpponentChiyotaikai Ryuji
8–42Hakuho6–21
18–32Kisenosato13–8
30–21Kotoshogiku16–3
10–6Kaio20–33
17–27Ama7–12
17–15Aminishiki18–6
18–12Kotooshu7–16
6–2Miyabiyama24–21
4–9Kotomitsuki22–18
15–3Kyokutenho27–7