Head-to-head · 16 bouts
Kitanonada Noboru and Kotogahama Sadao have met 16 times in recorded sumo. Kotogahama Sadao leads 9–7.
Kitanonada Noboru has won with: frontal force out (3), frontal crush out (3), outside leg trip (1).
Kotogahama Sadao has won with: over arm throw (3), frontal force out (2), inside leg trip (1), pulling over armthrow (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1958 | Day 15 | Kotogahama Sadao | dashinage | Sekiwake 1 East vs Komusubi 1 West |
| May 1958 | Day 3 | Kitanonada Noboru | Frontal force out | Maegashira 1 West vs Ozeki 1 West |
| July 1958 | Day 5 | Kotogahama Sadao | Frontal force out | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 4 East |
| November 1958 | Day 12 | Kitanonada Noboru | Frontal crush out | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 1 East |
| January 1959 | Day 6 | Kitanonada Noboru | Frontal crush out | Komusubi 1 West vs Ozeki 1 West |
| March 1959 | Day 8 | Kotogahama Sadao | Over arm throw | Maegashira 1 West vs Ozeki 1 West |
| May 1959 | Day 4 | Kotogahama Sadao | Over arm throw | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 1 East |
| July 1959 | Day 3 | Kotogahama Sadao | Over arm throw | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 5 East |
| September 1959 | Day 5 | Kitanonada Noboru | Frontal force out | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 6 East |
| January 1960 | Day 3 | Kitanonada Noboru | Outside leg trip | Maegashira 3 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| March 1960 | Day 2 | Kitanonada Noboru | Frontal crush out | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 1 East |
| July 1960 | Day 13 | Kotogahama Sadao | Inside leg trip | Sekiwake 1 West vs Ozeki 1 West |
| September 1960 | Day 6 | Kotogahama Sadao | Pulling over armthrow | Ozeki 1 East vs Komusubi 1 East |
| November 1960 | Day 5 | Kotogahama Sadao | Frontal force out | Ozeki 2 East vs Maegashira 5 East |
| March 1961 | Day 8 | Kotogahama Sadao | Arm lock throw | Maegashira 2 East vs Ozeki 1 West |
| May 1961 | Day 7 | Kitanonada Noboru | Frontal force out | Ozeki 2 East vs Maegashira 4 West |
Every bout between the two that is in this database (March 1958 onwards). Technique names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN.