Kotomitsuki Keiji vs Kotooshu Katsunori

Ozeki 1 East

Ozeki 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
484–339	Record	463–312
58.8	Win %	59.7
823	Bouts	775
60	Basho	57
1	Yusho	1
13	Sansho	5
1.82 m	Height	2.02 m
154 kg	Weight	140 kg
11 yrs	Career	12 yrs

Kotooshu Katsunori

Heya: Sadogatake-beya
From: Bulgaria ◇
Active: 2002 – 2014

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.

Kotomitsuki Keiji Kotooshu Katsunori ★ 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.

Kotomitsuki Keiji and Kotooshu Katsunori 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

Kotomitsuki Keiji

★ Grappling

yorikiri 191

oshidashi 62

hatakikomi 29

uwatenage 26

okuridashi 24

yoritaoshi 18

tsukiotoshi 15

uchimuso 15

Kotooshu Katsunori

★ Grappling

yorikiri 183

uwatenage 75

yoritaoshi 49

oshidashi 36

hatakikomi 26

hikiotoshi 10

shitatenage 10

sukuinage 10

Beaten by

yorikiri 77

hatakikomi 47

oshidashi 47

uwatenage 27

tsukiotoshi 22

hikiotoshi 19

shitatenage 15

sukuinage 14

oshidashi 52

yorikiri 45

sukuinage 34

uwatenage 33

shitatenage 23

hatakikomi 20

yoritaoshi 17

hikiotoshi 16

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.

Kotomitsuki Keiji	Opponent	Kotooshu Katsunori
9–22	Hakuho	10–35
24–16	Kaio	16–12
9–36	Asashoryu	7–16
23–17	Miyabiyama	22–5
12–15	Ama	17–23
24–13	Kyokutenho	22–5
11–12	Kisenosato	27–14
18–22	Chiyotaikai	16–7
19–8	Aminishiki	18–18
18–14	Wakanosato	5–9