Aobayama against Yamaguchi, Natsu 1977, day 9

AobayamaJuryo 1 East5-4
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
YamaguchiJuryo 8 West6-3

Natsu 1977, day 9, 16 May 1977. Juryo, bout 12 of 12. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
45% AobayamaYamaguchi 55%

The ratings had Yamaguchi 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

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Aobayama 2Yamaguchi 3
  1. Aobayama won · Aki 1979, day 15hatakikomi
  2. Aobayama won · Nagoya 1979, day 11yorikiri
  3. Yamaguchi won · Haru 1979, day 13yorikiri
  4. Yamaguchi won · Natsu 1978, day 4yorikiri
  5. Yamaguchi won · Natsu 1977, day 9, Juryo (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.