Kitanofuji against Kirinji, Aki 1968, day 9

KitanofujiOzeki 2 East6-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KirinjiSekiwake 1 West2-7

Aki 1968, day 9, 23 September 1968. Makuuchi, bout 14 of 18. 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
55% KitanofujiKirinji 45%

The ratings had Kitanofuji the favourite, at 55%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

44 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanofuji 28Kirinji 16
  1. Kirinji won · Hatsu 1974, day 8uwatedashinage
  2. Kirinji won · Kyushu 1973, day 10uwatenage
  3. Kitanofuji won · Nagoya 1973, day 15sotogake
  4. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1973, day 10yorikiri
  5. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1973, day 6sotogake
  6. Kirinji won · Hatsu 1973, day 12yorikiri
  7. Kirinji won · Kyushu 1972, day 6yoritaoshi
  8. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1972, day 5uwatenage
  9. Kirinji won · Haru 1972, day 5tsuridashi
  10. Kirinji won · Kyushu 1971, day 15sukuinage
  11. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1971, day 13yorikiri
  12. Kirinji won · Nagoya 1971, day 13yorikiri
  13. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1971, day 10sotogake
  14. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1971, day 15yorikiri
  15. Kitanofuji won · Hatsu 1971, day 12kubinage
  16. Kitanofuji won · Kyushu 1970, day 15uwatenage
  17. Kirinji won · Aki 1970, day 10yoritaoshi
  18. Kitanofuji won · Nagoya 1970, day 8kubinage
  19. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1970, day 8sukuinage
  20. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1970, day 4oshidashi
  21. Kitanofuji won · Hatsu 1970, day 9uwatenage
  22. Kirinji won · Kyushu 1969, day 14tsuridashi
  23. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1969, day 10oshidashi
  24. Kitanofuji won · Nagoya 1969, day 4yorikiri
  25. Kirinji won · Natsu 1969, day 14yorikiri
  26. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1969, day 8oshidashi
  27. Kitanofuji won · Hatsu 1969, day 1uwatenage
  28. Kitanofuji won · Kyushu 1968, day 5sotogake
  29. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1968, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri
  30. Kirinji won · Nagoya 1968, day 11hatakikomi