Head-to-head · 43 bouts
Kakuryu Rikisaburo and Goeido Gotaro have met 43 times in recorded sumo. Kakuryu Rikisaburo leads 29–14.
Kakuryu Rikisaburo has won with: slap down (11), frontal force out (6), frontal thrust out (2), frontal push out (2), thrust down (2).
Goeido Gotaro has won with: frontal push out (5), frontal force out (5), pulling over armthrow (1), slap down (1), outside leg trip (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2006 | Day 3 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Makushita 3 East vs Makushita 2 West |
| September 2008 | Day 1 | Goeido Gotaro | Pulling over armthrow | Maegashira 5 East vs Maegashira 5 West |
| March 2009 | Day 9 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Komusubi 1 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| May 2009 | Day 6 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal thrust out | Komusubi 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| July 2009 | Day 11 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Sekiwake 1 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| September 2009 | Day 4 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal push out | Maegashira 5 East vs Maegashira 3 West |
| November 2009 | Day 10 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Hand pull down | Komusubi 1 West vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| January 2010 | Day 10 | Goeido Gotaro | Slap down | Maegashira 2 East vs Komusubi 1 West |
| May 2011 | Day 6 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal push out | Komusubi 1 East vs Maegashira 1 East |
| July 2011 | Day 11 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Komusubi 1 East vs Sekiwake 2 West |
| November 2011 | Day 14 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal push out | Maegashira 1 West vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| January 2012 | Day 2 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Sekiwake 1 East vs Maegashira 2 West |
| March 2012 | Day 15 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal force out | Sekiwake 1 East vs Maegashira 6 West |
| May 2012 | Day 3 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Sekiwake 1 West vs Ozeki 3 West |
| July 2012 | Day 14 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | fusen | Sekiwake 1 East vs Ozeki 3 West |
| September 2012 | Day 2 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Sekiwake 1 West vs Ozeki 3 West |
| November 2012 | Day 1 | Goeido Gotaro | Outside leg trip | Ozeki 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| January 2013 | Day 8 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 1 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| March 2013 | Day 6 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal force out | Ozeki 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| May 2013 | Day 6 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Sekiwake 1 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| July 2013 | Day 6 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Thrust down | Ozeki 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| September 2013 | Day 6 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Beltless armthrow | Sekiwake 1 West vs Ozeki 1 West |
| November 2013 | Day 3 | Goeido Gotaro | Thrust down | Ozeki 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| January 2014 | Day 10 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Sekiwake 1 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| March 2014 | Day 8 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal thrust out | Ozeki 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| May 2014 | Day 12 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | hansoku | Yokozuna 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| July 2014 | Day 10 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal push out | Yokozuna 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| September 2014 | Day 11 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Thrust down | Ozeki 2 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| November 2014 | Day 12 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Ozeki 2 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| January 2015 | Day 12 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Ozeki 2 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| July 2015 | Day 14 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Ozeki 1 West vs Yokozuna 2 East |
| September 2015 | Day 13 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Ozeki 2 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| November 2015 | Day 10 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal force out | Yokozuna 1 East vs Ozeki 2 West |
| January 2016 | Day 9 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Yokozuna 2 East vs Ozeki 2 West |
| March 2016 | Day 9 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal force out | Yokozuna 2 East vs Ozeki 2 East |
| May 2016 | Day 11 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Ozeki 1 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| September 2016 | Day 12 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal push out | Ozeki 2 East vs Yokozuna 2 East |
| November 2016 | Day 14 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Pulling over armthrow | Ozeki 1 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| January 2018 | Day 15 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Over arm throw | Yokozuna 2 East vs Ozeki 1 East |
| March 2018 | Day 14 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Yokozuna 1 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| September 2018 | Day 13 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal push out | Yokozuna 1 East vs Ozeki 1 East |
| March 2019 | Day 14 | Goeido Gotaro | Frontal force out | Ozeki 1 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| May 2019 | Day 15 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Ozeki 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.