Goeido Gotaro vs Musoyama Masashi

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
578–433	Record	518–357
57.2	Win %	59.2
1011	Bouts	875
73	Basho	68
1	Yusho	1
11	Sansho	13
1.83 m	Height	1.84 m
158.2 kg	Weight	172 kg
15 yrs	Career	11 yrs

Musoyama Masashi

Heya: Musashigawa-beya
From: Ibaraki
Active: 1993 – 2004

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.

Goeido Gotaro Musoyama Masashi ★ 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.

Goeido Gotaro and Musoyama Masashi 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

Goeido Gotaro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 173

oshidashi 97

hatakikomi 39

hikiotoshi 35

tsukiotoshi 30

uwatenage 28

kubinage 24

shitatenage 24

Musoyama Masashi

★ Pushing

oshidashi 214

yorikiri 85

tsukiotoshi 53

oshitaoshi 26

hatakikomi 21

uwatenage 19

sukuinage 17

yoritaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 90

hatakikomi 63

oshidashi 46

uwatenage 36

tsukiotoshi 35

yoritaoshi 24

tsukidashi 16

oshitaoshi 15

yorikiri 110

oshidashi 45

uwatenage 34

hatakikomi 31

okuridashi 19

tsukiotoshi 16

katasukashi 12

yoritaoshi 12

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.

Goeido Gotaro	Opponent	Musoyama Masashi
6–5	Kaio	17–29
6–38	Hakuho	0–2
11–6	Kyokutenho	11–12
20–13	Aminishiki	3–3
1–1	Tosanoumi	17–18
3–3	Tochinonada	20–9
6–2	Wakanosato	17–8
2–5	Chiyotaikai	14–9
6–5	Kotomitsuki	7–10
3–0	Tamakasuga	12–7