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Head-to-head dossier

Takanohana Koji vs Dejima Takeharu

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
698–210 Record 546–473
76.9 Win % 53.6
908 Bouts 1019
75 Basho 75
22 Yusho 1
9 Sansho 10
1.86 m Height 1.80 m
141 kg Weight 153 kg
15 yrs Career 13 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.

Takanohana Koji Dejima Takeharu championship
199219951998200120042007 1 10 20 30

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.

13Takanohana Koji17boutsDejima Takeharu4

1997 May – 2003 Jan

How Takanohana Koji won

How Dejima Takeharu 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

Takanohana Koji

Grappling

yorikiri 368

Dejima Takeharu

Pushing · Grappling

oshidashi 207
yorikiri 186

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 KojiOpponentDejima Takeharu
27–12Kaio15–25
21–7Tosanoumi20–16
34–4Kotonowaka19–6
34–13Kotonishiki7–3
16–5Tochiazuma9–25
21–21Akebono6–6
12–1Tochinonada24–14
18–3Tamakasuga19–9
9–5Chiyotaikai14–20
9–0Wakanosato14–18