Kotetsuyama against Fukunohana, Aki 1968, day 1

Kotetsuyama0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Fukunohana1-0

Aki 1968, day 1, 15 September 1968. Makuuchi, bout 2 of 17. 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
43% KotetsuyamaFukunohana 57%

The ratings had Fukunohana the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

23 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotetsuyama 8Fukunohana 15
  1. Kotetsuyama won · Hatsu 1974, day 1hatakikomi
  2. Fukunohana won · Nagoya 1972, day 5hikiotoshi
  3. Fukunohana won · Haru 1972, day 11hatakikomi
  4. Fukunohana won · Haru 1971, day 4yorikiri
  5. Fukunohana won · Kyushu 1970, day 2yorikiri
  6. Fukunohana won · Natsu 1970, day 9hatakikomi
  7. Kotetsuyama won · Haru 1970, day 7hikiotoshi
  8. Fukunohana won · Nagoya 1969, day 11oshidashi
  9. Fukunohana won · Natsu 1969, day 2tsukidashi
  10. Fukunohana won · Hatsu 1969, day 14yorikiri
  11. Fukunohana won · Aki 1968, day 1 (this bout)yorikiri
  12. Fukunohana won · Natsu 1968, day 13yoritaoshi
  13. Kotetsuyama won · Haru 1968, day 8tsukiotoshi
  14. Kotetsuyama won · Aki 1967, day 6oshidashi
  15. Kotetsuyama won · Nagoya 1967, day 3tsukidashi
  16. Fukunohana won · Natsu 1967, day 15yorikiri
  17. Fukunohana won · Haru 1967, day 2tsukidashi
  18. Fukunohana won · Hatsu 1967, day 11yoritaoshi
  19. Kotetsuyama won · Kyushu 1966, day 5oshidashi
  20. Kotetsuyama won · Aki 1966, day 14oshidashi
  21. Kotetsuyama won · Nagoya 1966, day 3oshidashi
  22. Fukunohana won · Kyushu 1965, day 7tsuridashi
  23. Fukunohana won · Aki 1965, day 15uwatenage