Kotowaka against Aobayama, Kyushu 1978, day 10

KotowakaMaegashira 9 East6-3
Finaltsukitaoshifrontal thrust down
AobayamaMaegashira 4 West6-3

Kyushu 1978, day 10, 21 November 1978. Makuuchi, bout 9 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
49% KotowakaAobayama 51%

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

10 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotowaka 6Aobayama 4
  1. Kotowaka won · Aki 1982, day 10, JuryoDefault
  2. Kotowaka won · Nagoya 1982, day 5, Juryoyorikiri
  3. Aobayama won · Hatsu 1982, day 15, Juryoyorikiri
  4. Aobayama won · Hatsu 1980, day 8uwatenage
  5. Kotowaka won · Kyushu 1979, day 7yoritaoshi
  6. Aobayama won · Aki 1979, day 13tsuridashi
  7. Kotowaka won · Nagoya 1979, day 2yorikiri
  8. Aobayama won · Hatsu 1979, day 10yorikiri
  9. Kotowaka won · Kyushu 1978, day 10 (this bout)tsukitaoshi
  10. Kotowaka won · Aki 1978, day 4yorikiri