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Head-to-head dossier

Kisenosato Yutaka vs Shodai

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
707–446 Record 455–450
61.3 Win % 50.3
1153 Bouts 905
85 Basho 62
2 Yusho 1
9 Sansho 7
1.88 m Height 1.84 m
177 kg Weight 169 kg
17 yrs Career 12 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.

Kisenosato Yutaka Shodai championship
2007201020132016201920222025 1 10 20 30 40

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.

7Kisenosato Yutaka8boutsShodai1

2016 May – 2018 Sep

How Kisenosato Yutaka won

How Shodai 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

Kisenosato Yutaka

Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 300
oshidashi 175

Shodai

Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 132
oshidashi 114

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 YutakaOpponentShodai
29–34Kotoshogiku4–5
16–44Hakuho2–10
24–37Ama1–6
32–18Kakuryu0–13
25–15Goeido5–13
26–17Tochiozan6–2
31–17Aminishiki2–0
6–2Mitakeumi15–22
17–9Tochinoshin10–7
9–2Tamawashi13–18