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Head-to-head dossier

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi vs Kirishima Kazuhiro

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Yokozuna 1 West Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
464–203 Record 515–504
69.6 Win % 50.5
667 Bouts 1019
53 Basho 71
8 Yusho 1
11 Sansho 8
1.81 m Height 1.87 m
140 kg Weight 124 kg
13 yrs Career 21 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.

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Kirishima Kazuhiro championship
1984198619881990199219941996 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.

10Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi16boutsKirishima Kazuhiro6

1986 May – 1991 Jul

How Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi won

How Kirishima Kazuhiro 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

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi

Pushing · Grappling

oshidashi 155
yorikiri 122

Kirishima Kazuhiro

Grappling

yorikiri 173

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.

Hokutoumi NobuyoshiOpponentKirishima Kazuhiro
15–16Konishiki19–19
21–19Asahifuji5–14
22–3Kotogaume15–10
16–3Tochinowaka19–10
9–5Akinoshima20–13
17–18Hokutenyu8–4
14–19Onokuni8–6
10–3Mitoizumi16–14
8–1Takamisugi23–9
13–2Daijuyama13–8