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Head-to-head dossier

Wakanohana Masaru vs Konishiki Yasokichi

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
486–241 Record 644–468
66.8 Win % 57.9
727 Bouts 1112
58 Basho 81
5 Yusho 3
9 Sansho 10
1.81 m Height 1.86 m
131 kg Weight 230 kg
12 yrs Career 15 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 Konishiki Yasokichi championship
19861989199219951998 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.

12Wakanohana Masaru19boutsKonishiki Yasokichi7

1991 May – 1997 Sep

How Wakanohana Masaru won

How Konishiki Yasokichi 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

Konishiki Yasokichi

Grappling · Pushing

yorikiri 323
oshidashi 167

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 MasaruOpponentKonishiki Yasokichi
24–16Kotonishiki12–12
21–7Tochinowaka21–14
19–5Terao26–10
14–24Musashimaru7–8
17–18Akebono8–9
9–5Kirishima19–19
23–10Kotonowaka6–7
2–2Asahifuji14–21
4–4Misugisato19–8
11–3Kyokudozan12–8