Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Takanohana Koji vs Kaio Hiroyuki
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 698–210 | Record | 869–565 |
| 76.9 | Win % | 60.6 |
| 908 | Bouts | 1434 |
| 75 | Basho | 107 |
| 22 | Yusho | 5 |
| 9 | Sansho | 15 |
| 1.86 m | Height | 1.85 m |
| 141 kg | Weight | 175 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 23 yrs |
Ozeki 1 East
Kaio Hiroyuki
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 Kaio Hiroyuki ★ 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.
27Takanohana Koji39boutsKaio Hiroyuki12
How Kaio Hiroyuki 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
uwatenage 81
oshidashi 55
okuridashi 33
yoritaoshi 27
hatakikomi 20
hikiotoshi 17
sukuinage 14
Kaio Hiroyuki
★ Grappling
yorikiri 298
oshidashi 113
uwatenage 89
hatakikomi 67
kotenage 51
okuridashi 42
tsukiotoshi 34
oshitaoshi 25
Beaten by
yorikiri 37
yoritaoshi 33
oshidashi 24
oshitaoshi 16
shitatenage 14
tsukiotoshi 12
uwatenage 12
hatakikomi 10
yorikiri 249
oshidashi 111
okuridashi 26
hatakikomi 25
uwatenage 22
shitatenage 17
hikiotoshi 16
tsukiotoshi 16
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 | Kaio Hiroyuki |
|---|---|---|
| 29–19 | Musashimaru | 20–26 |
| 26–10 | Musoyama | 29–17 |
| 34–13 | Kotonishiki | 12–16 |
| 21–21 | Akebono | 6–25 |
| 21–7 | Tosanoumi | 30–10 |
| 34–4 | Kotonowaka | 22–8 |
| 9–5 | Chiyotaikai | 33–20 |
| 13–4 | Dejima | 25–15 |
| 11–0 | Miyabiyama | 30–14 |
| 16–5 | Tochiazuma | 21–12 |