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Head-to-head dossier

Wakanohana Masaru vs Chiyotaikai Ryuji

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
486–241 Record 593–391
66.8 Win % 60.3
727 Bouts 984
58 Basho 75
5 Yusho 3
9 Sansho 5
1.81 m Height 1.81 m
131 kg Weight 158 kg
12 yrs Career 18 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.

Wakanohana Masaru Chiyotaikai Ryuji championship
1992199519982001200420072010 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.

3Wakanohana Masaru8boutsChiyotaikai Ryuji5

1997 Nov – 1999 Sep

How Wakanohana Masaru won

How Chiyotaikai Ryuji 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

Wakanohana Masaru

Pushing

oshidashi 118
yorikiri 118

Chiyotaikai Ryuji

Pushing · Unbalancing

oshidashi 209

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.

Wakanohana MasaruOpponentChiyotaikai Ryuji
15–13Kaio20–33
14–24Musashimaru9–11
24–16Kotonishiki7–3
12–6Tosanoumi21–10
14–11Musoyama9–14
2–1Miyabiyama24–21
23–10Kotonowaka12–2
17–18Akebono4–7
8–4Tochiazuma15–18
5–2Dejima20–14