Kongo against Yutakayama, Haru 1973, day 5

Kongo2-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Yutakayama1-4

Haru 1973, day 5, 15 March 1973. Makuuchi, bout 9 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
44% KongoYutakayama 56%

The ratings had Yutakayama ahead, at 56%, but Kongo won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

17 official meetingsCompare careers
Kongo 7Yutakayama 10
  1. Kongo won · Natsu 1976, day 14shitatenage
  2. Yutakayama won · Haru 1976, day 9uwatenage
  3. Yutakayama won · Hatsu 1976, day 9tsuridashi
  4. Yutakayama won · Aki 1975, day 2oshidashi
  5. Kongo won · Aki 1974, day 5okuridashi
  6. Yutakayama won · Natsu 1974, day 3yorikiri
  7. Kongo won · Haru 1974, day 8yorikiri
  8. Kongo won · Hatsu 1974, day 1yorikiri
  9. Yutakayama won · Kyushu 1973, day 12tsuridashi
  10. Kongo won · Nagoya 1973, day 7yorikiri
  11. Kongo won · Natsu 1973, day 2tsukiotoshi
  12. Kongo won · Haru 1973, day 5 (this bout)yorikiri
  13. Yutakayama won · Hatsu 1973, day 4uwatenage
  14. Yutakayama won · Kyushu 1972, day 15tsuridashi
  15. Yutakayama won · Nagoya 1972, day 5tsuridashi
  16. Yutakayama won · Natsu 1972, day 10yorikiri
  17. Yutakayama won · Haru 1972, day 4uwatenage