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Head-to-head dossier

Akebono Taro vs Takanonami Sadahiro

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Yokozuna 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 East
565–194 Record 640–471
74.4 Win % 57.6
759 Bouts 1111
63 Basho 76
11 Yusho 2
6 Sansho 3
2.04 m Height 1.95 m
200 kg Weight 157 kg
13 yrs Career 17 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.

Akebono Taro Takanonami Sadahiro championship
19921995199820012004 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.

34Akebono Taro39boutsTakanonami Sadahiro5

1991 Nov – 2000 Nov

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

Akebono Taro

Pushing · Grappling

yorikiri 148
oshidashi 142

Takanonami Sadahiro

Grappling

yorikiri 232

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.

Akebono TaroOpponentTakanonami Sadahiro
22–16Musashimaru21–37
25–6Kaio27–24
30–10Kotonishiki20–19
21–6Musoyama24–25
23–2Kotonowaka28–21
14–4Tosanoumi25–13
9–4Tochiazuma15–14
12–6Tochinowaka18–5
6–6Dejima9–19
14–3Terao17–6