Kaiketsu Masateru vs Wakashimazu Mutsuo

Ozeki 1 West

Ozeki 1 West	Peak rank	Ozeki 1 West
365–303	Record	355–215
54.6	Win %	62.3
668	Bouts	570
45	Basho	40
2	Yusho	2
10	Sansho	5
1.88 m	Height	1.86 m
130 kg	Weight	121 kg
13 yrs	Career	12 yrs

Wakashimazu Mutsuo

Heya: Futagoyama-beya
From: Kagoshima
Active: 1975 – 1987

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.

Kaiketsu Masateru Wakashimazu Mutsuo ★ 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.

Kaiketsu Masateru and Wakashimazu Mutsuo 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

Kaiketsu Masateru

★ Grappling

yorikiri 96

uwatenage 46

sukuinage 30

oshidashi 29

yoritaoshi 22

tsukidashi 21

tsukiotoshi 16

uchigake 16

Wakashimazu Mutsuo

★ Grappling · Throwing

yorikiri 134

uwatenage 60

shitatenage 29

tsuridashi 27

yoritaoshi 16

okuridashi 11

sukuinage 10

hikiotoshi 8

Beaten by

yorikiri 96

uwatenage 34

oshidashi 32

yoritaoshi 20

tsukiotoshi 17

sukuinage 12

tsuridashi 12

sotogake 10

yorikiri 90

yoritaoshi 38

oshidashi 17

uwatenage 13

tsuridashi 10

shitatenage 7

tsukiotoshi 6

sukuinage 5

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.

Kaiketsu Masateru	Opponent	Wakashimazu Mutsuo
9–26	Kitanoumi	8–6
20–18	Takamiyama	5–2
20–9	Fujizakura	4–2
12–4	Kirinji	18–1
0–1	Nagaoka	20–13
1–3	Dewanohana	14–15
0–2	Chiyonofuji	3–25
17–9	Kurohimeyama	1–2
16–11	Masuiyama	0–1
3–1	Kotokaze	7–16