Yokozuna 2 East
Head-to-head dossier
Chiyonoyama Masanobu vs Hokutenyu Katsuhiko
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| Yokozuna 2 East | Peak rank | Ozeki 1 West |
|---|---|---|
| 2–2 | Record | 509–332 |
| 50.0 | Win % | 60.5 |
| 4 | Bouts | 841 |
| 2 | Basho | 60 |
| 0 | Yusho | 2 |
| 0 | Sansho | 7 |
| 1.90 m | Height | 1.83 m |
| 122 kg | Weight | 139 kg |
| 17 yrs | Career | 14 yrs |
Ozeki 1 West
Hokutenyu Katsuhiko
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.
Chiyonoyama Masanobu Hokutenyu Katsuhiko ★ 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.
Chiyonoyama Masanobu and Hokutenyu Katsuhiko never met in Makuuchi
— their top-division careers did not overlap.
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
Beaten by
Common opponents top 0 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.
No shared Makuuchi opponents — their careers drew from entirely separate fields.