Hokutenyu Katsuhiko vs Kirishima Kazuhiro

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
509–332	Record	515–504
60.5	Win %	50.5
841	Bouts	1019
60	Basho	71
2	Yusho	1
7	Sansho	8
1.83 m	Height	1.87 m
139 kg	Weight	124 kg
14 yrs	Career	21 yrs

Kirishima Kazuhiro

Heya: Izutsu-beya
From: Kagoshima
Active: 1975 – 1996

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.

Hokutenyu Katsuhiko Kirishima Kazuhiro ★ 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.

4Hokutenyu Katsuhiko12boutsKirishima Kazuhiro8

1985 Jul – 1990 May

How Hokutenyu Katsuhiko won

yorikiri3

tsuridashi1

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

Hokutenyu Katsuhiko

★ Grappling

yorikiri 190

uwatenage 69

oshidashi 48

shitatenage 33

tsuridashi 28

yoritaoshi 25

oshitaoshi 15

tsukiotoshi 15

Kirishima Kazuhiro

★ Grappling

yorikiri 173

tsuridashi 53

uwatenage 38

okuridashi 37

shitatedashinage 32

uwatedashinage 30

hatakikomi 25

tsukiotoshi 21

Beaten by

yorikiri 151

oshidashi 32

uwatenage 29

yoritaoshi 14

tsukiotoshi 11

uwatedashinage 11

hatakikomi 10

sukuinage 10

yorikiri 193

oshidashi 107

yoritaoshi 35

tsukidashi 26

hatakikomi 21

tsuridashi 16

okuridashi 15

uwatenage 13

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.

Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	Opponent	Kirishima Kazuhiro
17–13	Konishiki	19–19
12–33	Chiyonofuji	2–12
16–22	Asahifuji	5–14
18–17	Hoshi	6–10
22–7	Daijuyama	13–8
14–22	Onokuni	8–6
15–8	Kotogaume	15–10
16–24	Asashio	0–6
6–6	Akinoshima	20–13
9–6	Tochinowaka	19–10