Dejima Takeharu vs Musoyama Masashi

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
546–473	Record	518–357
53.6	Win %	59.2
1019	Bouts	875
75	Basho	68
1	Yusho	1
10	Sansho	13
1.80 m	Height	1.84 m
153 kg	Weight	172 kg
13 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.

Dejima Takeharu 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.

Dejima Takeharu 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

Dejima Takeharu

★ Pushing · Grappling

oshidashi 207

yorikiri 186

hatakikomi 38

yoritaoshi 27

oshitaoshi 25

sukuinage 13

tsukiotoshi 13

hikiotoshi 10

Musoyama Masashi

★ Pushing

oshidashi 214

yorikiri 85

tsukiotoshi 53

oshitaoshi 26

hatakikomi 21

uwatenage 19

sukuinage 17

yoritaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 133

hatakikomi 66

uwatenage 45

hikiotoshi 40

oshidashi 37

tsukiotoshi 22

yoritaoshi 22

okuridashi 21

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.

Dejima Takeharu	Opponent	Musoyama Masashi
15–25	Kaio	17–29
19–9	Takanonami	25–24
20–16	Tosanoumi	17–18
24–14	Tochinonada	20–9
19–6	Kotonowaka	25–11
9–25	Tochiazuma	7–18
14–20	Chiyotaikai	14–9
14–18	Wakanosato	17–8
4–13	Takanohana	10–26
14–8	Akinoshima	20–10