Takanohana Koji vs Kisenosato Yutaka

Yokozuna 1 East

Yokozuna 1 East	Peak rank	Yokozuna 1 East
698–210	Record	707–446
76.9	Win %	61.3
908	Bouts	1153
75	Basho	85
22	Yusho	2
9	Sansho	9
1.86 m	Height	1.88 m
141 kg	Weight	177 kg
15 yrs	Career	17 yrs

Kisenosato Yutaka

Heya: Tagonoura-beya
From: Ibaraki
Active: 2002 – 2019

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.

Takanohana Koji Kisenosato Yutaka ★ 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.

Takanohana Koji and Kisenosato Yutaka 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

Takanohana Koji

★ Grappling

yorikiri 368

uwatenage 81

oshidashi 55

okuridashi 33

yoritaoshi 27

hatakikomi 20

hikiotoshi 17

sukuinage 14

Kisenosato Yutaka

★ Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 300

oshidashi 175

tsukiotoshi 62

yoritaoshi 32

uwatenage 20

tsukidashi 18

hatakikomi 17

oshitaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 37

yoritaoshi 33

oshidashi 24

oshitaoshi 16

shitatenage 14

tsukiotoshi 12

uwatenage 12

hatakikomi 10

yorikiri 135

oshidashi 65

hatakikomi 38

yoritaoshi 36

tsukiotoshi 33

uwatenage 25

oshitaoshi 19

shitatenage 19

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.

Takanohana Koji	Opponent	Kisenosato Yutaka
27–12	Kaio	16–12
0–1	Aminishiki	31–17
34–4	Kotonowaka	2–1
9–5	Chiyotaikai	8–13
11–0	Miyabiyama	16–4
21–7	Tosanoumi	1–0
13–4	Dejima	4–6
4–0	Kotomitsuki	12–11
16–5	Tochiazuma	0–5
18–3	Tamakasuga	4–1