Head-to-head · 16 bouts
Kirinji Kazuharu and Kaiketsu Masateru have met 16 times in recorded sumo. Kaiketsu Masateru leads 12–4.
Kirinji Kazuharu has won with: frontal push out (2), frontal thrust out (1), hand pull down (1).
Kaiketsu Masateru has won with: frontal force out (3), frontal push out (3), frontal thrust out (2), frontal thrust down (1), hand pull down (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1974 | Day 15 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal thrust down | Sekiwake 2 East vs Maegashira 9 East |
| November 1974 | Day 6 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Hand pull down | Maegashira 5 East vs Komusubi 2 West |
| January 1975 | Day 9 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal thrust out | Sekiwake 1 East vs Maegashira 1 East |
| March 1975 | Day 11 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal force out | Komusubi 1 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| May 1975 | Day 10 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal thrust out | Komusubi 1 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| July 1975 | Day 2 | Kirinji Kazuharu | Frontal thrust out | Ozeki 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| September 1975 | Day 7 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Over arm throw | Ozeki 1 East vs Sekiwake 2 West |
| November 1975 | Day 9 | Kirinji Kazuharu | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 2 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| May 1976 | Day 4 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal force out | Maegashira 11 East vs Maegashira 6 West |
| September 1976 | Day 12 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 1 East vs Maegashira 4 West |
| November 1976 | Day 13 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| January 1977 | Day 12 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal push out | Maegashira 3 West vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| September 1977 | Day 11 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Frontal force out | Ozeki 3 East vs Maegashira 4 East |
| May 1978 | Day 14 | Kirinji Kazuharu | Frontal push out | Komusubi 1 East vs Maegashira 10 East |
| July 1978 | Day 13 | Kaiketsu Masateru | Thrust down | Maegashira 3 West vs Maegashira 1 West |
| September 1978 | Day 6 | Kirinji Kazuharu | Hand pull down | Maegashira 5 West vs Maegashira 4 West |
Every bout between the two that is in this database (March 1958 onwards). Technique names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN.