Asahifuji Seiya vs Musoyama Masashi

Yokozuna 1 West

Yokozuna 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
484–274	Record	518–357
63.8	Win %	59.2
758	Bouts	875
54	Basho	68
4	Yusho	1
9	Sansho	13
1.88 m	Height	1.84 m
143 kg	Weight	172 kg
11 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.

Asahifuji Seiya 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.

Asahifuji Seiya 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

Asahifuji Seiya

★ Grappling

yorikiri 182

oshidashi 57

sukuinage 31

okuridashi 25

yoritaoshi 24

uwatenage 23

uwatedashinage 22

tsukiotoshi 21

Musoyama Masashi

★ Pushing

oshidashi 214

yorikiri 85

tsukiotoshi 53

oshitaoshi 26

hatakikomi 21

uwatenage 19

sukuinage 17

yoritaoshi 16

Beaten by

yorikiri 118

oshidashi 43

uwatenage 22

shitatenage 10

tsukiotoshi 10

hikiotoshi 9

tsuridashi 8

yoritaoshi 8

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.

Asahifuji Seiya	Opponent	Musoyama Masashi
8–11	Akinoshima	20–10
21–14	Konishiki	3–1
2–1	Takahanada	10–26
24–2	Terao	11–2
6–2	Kotonishiki	22–7
16–8	Tochinowaka	10–2
2–2	Takatoriki	21–9
2–3	Akebono	6–21
2–2	Wakahanada	11–14
15–5	Kirishima	1–1