Kisenosato Yutaka vs Takanonami Sadahiro

Yokozuna 1 East

Yokozuna 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
707–446	Record	640–471
61.3	Win %	57.6
1153	Bouts	1111
85	Basho	76
2	Yusho	2
9	Sansho	3
1.88 m	Height	1.95 m
177 kg	Weight	157 kg
17 yrs	Career	17 yrs

Takanonami Sadahiro

Heya: Takanohana-beya
From: Aomori
Active: 1987 – 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.

Kisenosato Yutaka Takanonami Sadahiro ★ 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.

Kisenosato Yutaka and Takanonami Sadahiro 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

Kisenosato Yutaka

★ Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 300

oshidashi 175

tsukiotoshi 62

yoritaoshi 32

uwatenage 20

tsukidashi 18

hatakikomi 17

oshitaoshi 16

Takanonami Sadahiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 232

kotenage 65

uwatenage 53

hatakikomi 38

kimedashi 36

oshidashi 30

shitatenage 28

hikiotoshi 22

Beaten by

yorikiri 135

oshidashi 65

hatakikomi 38

yoritaoshi 36

tsukiotoshi 33

uwatenage 25

oshitaoshi 19

shitatenage 19

yorikiri 138

oshidashi 119

sukuinage 36

shitatenage 27

uwatenage 26

yoritaoshi 24

tsukidashi 17

okuridashi 15

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.

Kisenosato Yutaka	Opponent	Takanonami Sadahiro
16–12	Kaio	27–24
31–17	Aminishiki	6–3
2–1	Kotonowaka	28–21
8–13	Chiyotaikai	6–21
1–0	Tosanoumi	25–13
16–4	Miyabiyama	13–5
4–6	Dejima	9–19
14–9	Kyokutenho	9–6
0–5	Tochiazuma	15–14
4–1	Tamakasuga	18–10