Takanohana Koji vs Takanonami Sadahiro

Yokozuna 1 East

Yokozuna 1 East	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 East
698–210	Record	640–471
76.9	Win %	57.6
908	Bouts	1111
75	Basho	76
22	Yusho	2
9	Sansho	3
1.86 m	Height	1.95 m
141 kg	Weight	157 kg
15 yrs	Career	17 yrs

Takanonami Sadahiro

Heya: Takanohana-beya
From: Aomori
Active: 1987 – 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.

Takanohana Koji Takanonami Sadahiro ★ 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.

Takanohana Koji and Takanonami Sadahiro 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

Takanohana Koji

★ Grappling

yorikiri 368

uwatenage 81

oshidashi 55

okuridashi 33

yoritaoshi 27

hatakikomi 20

hikiotoshi 17

sukuinage 14

Takanonami Sadahiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 232

kotenage 65

uwatenage 53

hatakikomi 38

kimedashi 36

oshidashi 30

shitatenage 28

hikiotoshi 22

Beaten by

yorikiri 37

yoritaoshi 33

oshidashi 24

oshitaoshi 16

shitatenage 14

tsukiotoshi 12

uwatenage 12

hatakikomi 10

yorikiri 138

oshidashi 119

sukuinage 36

shitatenage 27

uwatenage 26

yoritaoshi 24

tsukidashi 17

okuridashi 15

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 Koji	Opponent	Takanonami Sadahiro
29–19	Musashimaru	21–37
27–12	Kaio	27–24
34–4	Kotonowaka	28–21
34–13	Kotonishiki	20–19
26–10	Musoyama	24–25
21–21	Akebono	5–34
21–7	Tosanoumi	25–13
22–9	Tochinowaka	18–5
22–6	Terao	17–6
16–5	Tochiazuma	15–14