Kitanofuji against Asasegawa, Natsu 1966, day 3

KitanofujiSekiwake 1 East2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AsasegawaMaegashira 1 East0-3

Natsu 1966, day 3, 17 May 1966. Makuuchi, bout 15 of 20. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
61% KitanofujiAsasegawa 39%

The ratings had Kitanofuji the favourite, at 61%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

12 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanofuji 9Asasegawa 3
  1. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1970, day 9hatakikomi
  2. Asasegawa won · Aki 1969, day 6sukuinage
  3. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1967, day 3yorikiri
  4. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1966, day 4uwatenage
  5. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1966, day 3 (this bout)yorikiri
  6. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1966, day 9yorikiri
  7. Kitanofuji won · Hatsu 1966, day 6oshidashi
  8. Kitanofuji won · Nagoya 1965, day 5uwatenage
  9. Kitanofuji won · Hatsu 1965, day 4uwatenage
  10. Asasegawa won · Kyushu 1964, day 5sukuinage
  11. Kitanofuji won · Kyushu 1963, day 10, Juryosotogake
  12. Asasegawa won · Nagoya 1963, day 3, Juryoyorikiri