Head-to-head · 14 bouts
Kaiketsu Masateru and Kotozakura Masakatsu have met 14 times in recorded sumo. Kotozakura Masakatsu leads 10–4.
Kaiketsu Masateru has won with: frontal thrust down (1), over arm throw (1), hand pull down (1).
Kotozakura Masakatsu has won with: frontal lift out (2), frontal push out (2), frontal force out (2), frontal crush out (2), frontal push down (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | Day 8 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal lift out | Maegashira 5 East vs Ozeki 2 West |
| March 1972 | Day 14 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal push down | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 7 West |
| July 1972 | Day 12 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 2 West vs Ozeki 2 West |
| September 1972 | Day 13 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 1 West vs Ozeki 1 West |
| November 1972 | Day 2 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal force out | Komusubi 1 West vs Ozeki 2 West |
| January 1973 | Day 8 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal lift out | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| March 1973 | Day 9 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal thrust down | Yokozuna 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| May 1973 | Day 7 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Over arm throw | Maegashira 4 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| July 1973 | Day 1 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal crush out | Komusubi 1 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| September 1973 | Day 7 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal force out | Yokozuna 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| November 1973 | Day 4 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Hand pull down | Komusubi 1 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| January 1974 | Day 2 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Frontal crush out | Komusubi 1 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| March 1974 | Day 5 | Kotozakura Masakatsu | Over arm throw | Sekiwake 1 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| May 1974 | Day 4 | Kaiketsu Masateru | fusen | Sekiwake 1 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
Every bout between the two that is in this database (March 1958 onwards). Technique names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN.