Aobayama against Kotowaka, Aki 1978, day 4
Aki 1978, day 4, 13 September 1978. Makuuchi, bout 6 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.
How it was won: yorikiri寄り切り
Who else uses itFrontal force out.
The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.
51% AobayamaKotowaka 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.
Aobayama 4Kotowaka 6
- Kotowaka won · Aki 1982, day 10, JuryoDefault
- Kotowaka won · Nagoya 1982, day 5, Juryoyorikiri
- Aobayama won · Hatsu 1982, day 15, Juryoyorikiri
- Aobayama won · Hatsu 1980, day 8uwatenage
- Kotowaka won · Kyushu 1979, day 7yoritaoshi
- Aobayama won · Aki 1979, day 13tsuridashi
- Kotowaka won · Nagoya 1979, day 2yorikiri
- Aobayama won · Hatsu 1979, day 10yorikiri
- Kotowaka won · Kyushu 1978, day 10tsukitaoshi
- Kotowaka won · Aki 1978, day 4 (this bout)yorikiri
This was their first meeting.