Yokozuna 1 East
Head-to-head dossier
Takanohana Koji vs Akebono Taro
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| Yokozuna 1 East | Peak rank | Yokozuna 1 East |
|---|---|---|
| 698–210 | Record | 565–194 |
| 76.9 | Win % | 74.4 |
| 908 | Bouts | 759 |
| 75 | Basho | 63 |
| 22 | Yusho | 11 |
| 9 | Sansho | 6 |
| 1.86 m | Height | 2.04 m |
| 141 kg | Weight | 200 kg |
| 15 yrs | Career | 13 yrs |
Yokozuna 1 East
Akebono Taro
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 Akebono Taro ★ 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.
21Takanohana Koji42boutsAkebono Taro21
How Takanohana Koji won
How Akebono Taro 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
Akebono Taro
★ Pushing · Grappling
yorikiri 148
oshidashi 142
tsukidashi 95
yoritaoshi 40
oshitaoshi 38
uwatenage 23
tsukitaoshi 21
hatakikomi 20
Beaten by
yorikiri 37
yoritaoshi 33
oshidashi 24
oshitaoshi 16
shitatenage 14
tsukiotoshi 12
uwatenage 12
hatakikomi 10
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 | Akebono Taro |
|---|---|---|
| 34–13 | Kotonishiki | 30–10 |
| 29–19 | Musashimaru | 22–16 |
| 27–12 | Kaio | 25–6 |
| 26–10 | Musoyama | 21–6 |
| 34–4 | Kotonowaka | 23–2 |
| 22–9 | Tochinowaka | 12–6 |
| 21–7 | Tosanoumi | 14–4 |
| 22–6 | Terao | 14–3 |
| 15–7 | Konishiki | 9–8 |
| 16–5 | Tochiazuma | 9–4 |