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Head-to-head dossier

Terunofuji Haruo vs Kakuryu Rikisaburo

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Yokozuna 1 West
365–195 Record 642–382
65.2 Win % 62.7
560 Bouts 1024
52 Basho 85
10 Yusho 6
9 Sansho 9
1.91 m Height 1.86 m
173 kg Weight 150 kg
14 yrs Career 20 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.

Terunofuji Haruo Kakuryu Rikisaburo championship
2007201020132016201920222025 1 10 20 30 40

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.

4Terunofuji Haruo11boutsKakuryu Rikisaburo7

2014 Sep – 2017 Mar

How Terunofuji Haruo won

How Kakuryu Rikisaburo 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

Terunofuji Haruo

Grappling

yorikiri 159

Kakuryu Rikisaburo

Grappling

yorikiri 196

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.

Terunofuji HaruoOpponentKakuryu Rikisaburo
9–8Kotoshogiku30–21
3–12Kisenosato18–32
4–10Hakuho8–42
9–4Tochiozan24–21
5–10Goeido27–14
12–13Takayasu13–9
11–2Tochinoshin23–4
15–3Okinoumi16–5
13–4Myogiryu11–10
11–9Tamawashi10–5