Masudayama against Masuiyama, Hatsu 1978, day 6

MasudayamaMaegashira 7 East2-4
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
MasuiyamaMaegashira 9 West4-2

Hatsu 1978, day 6, 13 January 1978. Makuuchi, bout 5 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
51% MasudayamaMasuiyama 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

8 official meetingsCompare careers
Masudayama 3Masuiyama 5
  1. Masuiyama won · Hatsu 1981, day 7yorikiri
  2. Masudayama won · Kyushu 1980, day 6oshidashi
  3. Masuiyama won · Nagoya 1980, day 8yorikiri
  4. Masuiyama won · Nagoya 1979, day 5tsukiotoshi
  5. Masudayama won · Haru 1978, day 3yorikiri
  6. Masuiyama won · Hatsu 1978, day 6 (this bout)yorikiri
  7. Masudayama won · Kyushu 1977, day 12yorikiri
  8. Masuiyama won · Haru 1977, day 2oshidashi