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Head-to-head dossier

Takanonami Sadahiro vs Kirishima Kazuhiro

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Ozeki 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
640–471 Record 515–504
57.6 Win % 50.5
1111 Bouts 1019
76 Basho 71
2 Yusho 1
3 Sansho 8
1.95 m Height 1.87 m
157 kg Weight 124 kg
17 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.

Takanonami Sadahiro Kirishima Kazuhiro championship
1986198919921995199820012004 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.

4Takanonami Sadahiro9boutsKirishima Kazuhiro5

1991 Nov – 1995 Sep

How Takanonami Sadahiro 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

Takanonami Sadahiro

Grappling

yorikiri 232

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.

Takanonami SadahiroOpponentKirishima Kazuhiro
21–37Musashimaru2–6
20–19Kotonishiki10–9
27–24Kaio0–2
28–21Kotonowaka1–3
9–5Konishiki19–19
18–5Tochinowaka19–10
5–34Akebono3–10
24–25Musoyama1–1
7–6Mitoizumi16–14
0–2Takamisugi23–9