Head-to-head · 17 bouts
Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro and Higonoumi Naoya have met 17 times in recorded sumo. Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro leads 9–8.
Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro has won with: over arm throw (4), frontal push down (1), frontal force out (1), twisting backward knee trip (1), frontal push out (1).
Higonoumi Naoya has won with: frontal force out (4), rear push out (2), underarm throw (1), frontal push out (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1992 | Day 9 | Higonoumi Naoya | Frontal force out | Juryo 6 East vs Juryo 10 West |
| May 1993 | Day 3 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Frontal push down | Maegashira 12 West vs Maegashira 9 West |
| November 1993 | Day 10 | Higonoumi Naoya | Frontal force out | Maegashira 9 East vs Maegashira 7 East |
| January 1994 | Day 12 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Frontal force out | Maegashira 13 East vs Maegashira 12 West |
| March 1994 | Day 12 | Higonoumi Naoya | Frontal force out | Maegashira 8 East vs Maegashira 8 West |
| July 1994 | Day 1 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Over arm throw | Maegashira 10 East vs Maegashira 9 West |
| September 1994 | Day 12 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Over arm throw | Maegashira 5 East vs Maegashira 4 West |
| September 1995 | Day 12 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Over arm throw | Maegashira 3 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| July 1996 | Day 8 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Twisting backward knee trip | Maegashira 7 East vs Maegashira 14 East |
| March 1997 | Day 8 | Higonoumi Naoya | Underarm throw | Maegashira 8 West vs Maegashira 7 West |
| May 1997 | Day 1 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Frontal push out | Maegashira 9 West vs Maegashira 8 West |
| July 1997 | Day 13 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Slap down | Maegashira 3 West vs Maegashira 2 West |
| November 1997 | Day 8 | Higonoumi Naoya | Rear push out | Maegashira 6 West vs Maegashira 5 West |
| January 1998 | Day 15 | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Over arm throw | Maegashira 11 West vs Maegashira 8 West |
| March 1998 | Day 5 | Higonoumi Naoya | Frontal force out | Maegashira 10 East vs Maegashira 14 East |
| May 1998 | Day 14 | Higonoumi Naoya | Frontal push out | Maegashira 9 East vs Maegashira 14 West |
| September 1998 | Day 15 | Higonoumi Naoya | Rear push out | Maegashira 14 East vs Maegashira 10 West |
Every bout between the two that is in this database (March 1958 onwards). Technique names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN.