Shodai vs Takayasu

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
455–450	Record	652–495
50.3	Win %	56.8
905	Bouts	1147
62	Basho	89
1	Yusho	0
7	Sansho	13
1.84 m	Height	1.88 m
169 kg	Weight	173 kg
12 yrs	Career	21 yrs

Takayasu

高安　晃

Heya: Tagonoura-beya
From: Ibaraki
Active: 2005 – present

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.

Shodai Takayasu ★ 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.

19Shodai28boutsTakayasu9

2016 Jan – 2024 Mar

How Shodai won

How Takayasu 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

Shodai

★ Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 132

oshidashi 114

tsukiotoshi 56

sukuinage 26

hatakikomi 17

uwatenage 16

hikiotoshi 15

yoritaoshi 15

Takayasu

★ Unbalancing

yorikiri 127

hatakikomi 106

oshidashi 90

uwatenage 63

tsukiotoshi 56

tsukidashi 48

hikiotoshi 27

oshitaoshi 22

Beaten by

yorikiri 144

oshidashi 143

tsukidashi 27

tsukiotoshi 19

yoritaoshi 15

hatakikomi 14

okuridashi 14

uwatenage 12

oshidashi 133

yorikiri 102

tsukiotoshi 51

hatakikomi 30

okuridashi 27

oshitaoshi 22

hikiotoshi 19

yoritaoshi 18

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.

Shodai	Opponent	Takayasu
13–18	Tamawashi	21–20
15–22	Mitakeumi	24–10
11–24	Daieisho	14–12
20–3	Takarafuji	23–5
5–13	Goeido	18–12
11–10	Endo	18–9
11–12	Kiribayama	9–13
14–4	Hokutofuji	16–10
7–16	Takakeisho	10–11
6–11	Terunofuji	13–12