Kitanofuji against Taiho, Aki 1968, day 13

KitanofujiOzeki 2 East8-5
Finalhatakikomislap down
TaihoYokozuna 1 West12-1

Aki 1968, day 13, 27 September 1968. Makuuchi, bout 16 of 17. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: hatakikomi

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Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
28% KitanofujiTaiho 72%

The ratings had Taiho the favourite, at 72%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

31 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanofuji 5Taiho 26
  1. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1971, day 14sukuinage
  2. Taiho won · Hatsu 1971, day 14sukuinage
  3. Taiho won · Kyushu 1970, day 14yorikiri
  4. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1970, day 13uwatenage
  5. Taiho won · Natsu 1970, day 15sukuinage
  6. Taiho won · Haru 1970, day 14kubinage
  7. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1969, day 13uwatenage
  8. Taiho won · Nagoya 1969, day 14yorikiri
  9. Taiho won · Natsu 1969, day 13yorikiri
  10. Taiho won · Hatsu 1969, day 12sukuinage
  11. Taiho won · Kyushu 1968, day 13yorikiri
  12. Taiho won · Aki 1968, day 13 (this bout)hatakikomi
  13. Taiho won · Kyushu 1967, day 10uwatedashinage
  14. Taiho won · Aki 1967, day 9yoritaoshi
  15. Taiho won · Natsu 1967, day 13sukuinage
  16. Taiho won · Haru 1967, day 13sukuinage
  17. Taiho won · Hatsu 1967, day 13yoritaoshi
  18. Taiho won · Kyushu 1966, day 13sukuinage
  19. Taiho won · Aki 1966, day 10uwatenage
  20. Taiho won · Nagoya 1966, day 4kirikaeshi
  21. Taiho won · Natsu 1966, day 4hatakikomi
  22. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1966, day 10uwatenage
  23. Taiho won · Kyushu 1965, day 3yoritaoshi
  24. Taiho won · Aki 1965, day 1yoritaoshi
  25. Taiho won · Nagoya 1965, day 6uwatenage
  26. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1965, day 2sotogake
  27. Taiho won · Haru 1965, day 11oshitaoshi
  28. Taiho won · Hatsu 1965, day 11shitatenage
  29. Taiho won · Kyushu 1964, day 9yorikiri
  30. Taiho won · Aki 1964, day 9yorikiri