Skip to content
大相撲 SumoFans
夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Head-to-head dossier

Kaio Hiroyuki vs Kirishima Kazuhiro

vs
Ozeki 1 East Peak rank Ozeki 1 West
869–565 Record 515–504
60.6 Win % 50.5
1434 Bouts 1019
107 Basho 71
5 Yusho 1
15 Sansho 8
1.85 m Height 1.87 m
175 kg Weight 124 kg
23 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.

Kaio Hiroyuki Kirishima Kazuhiro championship
198519901995200020052010 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.

2Kaio Hiroyuki2boutsKirishima Kazuhiro0

1994 Jan – 1994 Sep

How Kaio Hiroyuki won

How Kirishima Kazuhiro won

No decisive wins.

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

Kaio Hiroyuki

Grappling

yorikiri 298
oshidashi 113

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.

Kaio HiroyukiOpponentKirishima Kazuhiro
25–6Akinoshima20–13
24–27Takanonami5–4
20–26Musashimaru2–6
12–27Takanohana5–9
21–11Takatoriki10–10
29–17Musoyama1–1
12–16Kotonishiki10–9
6–25Akebono3–10
13–15Wakanohana5–9
2–1Konishiki19–19