Masudayama against Nagaoka, Kyushu 1978, day 1

MasudayamaMaegashira 13 East1-0
Finalhatakikomislap down
NagaokaMaegashira 13 West0-1

Kyushu 1978, day 1, 12 November 1978. Makuuchi, bout 1 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: hatakikomi

Who else uses it

Slap down.

The winner slaps his opponent down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
35% MasudayamaNagaoka 65%

An upset by the ratings: Masudayama won with a 35% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

16 official meetingsCompare careers
Masudayama 8Nagaoka 8
  1. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1984, day 4oshidashi
  2. Masudayama won · Nagoya 1983, day 2tsukiotoshi
  3. Nagaoka won · Natsu 1983, day 4tsukidashi
  4. Nagaoka won · Haru 1983, day 4tsukidashi
  5. Nagaoka won · Nagoya 1981, day 12oshidashi
  6. Masudayama won · Natsu 1981, day 1hatakikomi
  7. Masudayama won · Haru 1981, day 4yorikiri
  8. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1981, day 5oshidashi
  9. Nagaoka won · Natsu 1980, day 13tsukiotoshi
  10. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1980, day 10oshitaoshi
  11. Masudayama won · Kyushu 1979, day 1yoritaoshi
  12. Masudayama won · Aki 1979, day 15oshidashi
  13. Masudayama won · Nagoya 1979, day 13yorikiri
  14. Masudayama won · Natsu 1979, day 9oshitaoshi
  15. Nagaoka won · Haru 1979, day 10yorikiri
  16. Masudayama won · Kyushu 1978, day 1 (this bout)hatakikomi

This was their first meeting.