Kisenosato Yutaka vs Musoyama Masashi

Yokozuna 1 East

Yokozuna 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
707–446	Record	518–357
61.3	Win %	59.2
1153	Bouts	875
85	Basho	68
2	Yusho	1
9	Sansho	13
1.88 m	Height	1.84 m
177 kg	Weight	172 kg
17 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.

Kisenosato Yutaka 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.

Kisenosato Yutaka 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

Kisenosato Yutaka

★ Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 300

oshidashi 175

tsukiotoshi 62

yoritaoshi 32

uwatenage 20

tsukidashi 18

hatakikomi 17

oshitaoshi 16

Musoyama Masashi

★ Pushing

oshidashi 214

yorikiri 85

tsukiotoshi 53

oshitaoshi 26

hatakikomi 21

uwatenage 19

sukuinage 17

yoritaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 135

oshidashi 65

hatakikomi 38

yoritaoshi 36

tsukiotoshi 33

uwatenage 25

oshitaoshi 19

shitatenage 19

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.

Kisenosato Yutaka	Opponent	Musoyama Masashi
16–12	Kaio	17–29
16–44	Hakuho	0–2
31–17	Aminishiki	3–3
14–9	Kyokutenho	11–12
8–13	Chiyotaikai	14–9
12–11	Kotomitsuki	7–10
2–1	Kotonowaka	25–11
6–2	Tochinonada	20–9
1–0	Tosanoumi	17–18
4–13	Asashoryu	3–12