Head-to-head · 16 bouts
Tamawashi and Kakuryu Rikisaburo have met 16 times in recorded sumo. Kakuryu Rikisaburo leads 10–6.
Tamawashi has won with: frontal push out (3), frontal force out (1), frontal thrust out (1).
Kakuryu Rikisaburo has won with: frontal force out (3), slap down (2), pulling underarm throw (1), twisting underarm throw (1), thrust down (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Day 13 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Pulling underarm throw | Maegashira 13 East vs Maegashira 8 West |
| January 2010 | Day 15 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Maegashira 7 East vs Komusubi 1 West |
| March 2010 | Day 12 | Tamawashi | Frontal force out | Maegashira 1 East vs Maegashira 4 East |
| January 2011 | Day 14 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Maegashira 3 West vs Komusubi 1 West |
| March 2014 | Day 5 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Ozeki 1 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| July 2014 | Day 12 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal force out | Yokozuna 2 East vs Maegashira 4 East |
| November 2016 | Day 8 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Twisting underarm throw | Komusubi 1 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| January 2017 | Day 10 | Tamawashi | Frontal thrust out | Yokozuna 1 East vs Sekiwake 1 East |
| March 2017 | Day 12 | Tamawashi | Frontal push out | Sekiwake 1 East vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| January 2018 | Day 11 | Tamawashi | Frontal push out | Yokozuna 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| March 2018 | Day 3 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Slap down | Yokozuna 1 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| May 2018 | Day 2 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Thrust down | Yokozuna 1 East vs Maegashira 1 East |
| September 2018 | Day 6 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Frontal thrust out | Yokozuna 1 East vs Komusubi 1 East |
| March 2019 | Day 11 | Kakuryu Rikisaburo | Hand pull down | Sekiwake 1 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| May 2019 | Day 8 | Tamawashi | Frontal push out | Maegashira 3 West vs Yokozuna 1 West |
| September 2019 | Day 8 | Tamawashi | fusen | Yokozuna 1 East vs Maegashira 4 East |
Every bout between the two that is in this database (March 1958 onwards). Technique names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN.