Kitanoumi against Aobayama, Kyushu 1978, day 4

KitanoumiYokozuna 1 East3-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AobayamaMaegashira 4 West3-1

Kyushu 1978, day 4, 15 November 1978. Makuuchi, bout 17 of 18. 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
92% KitanoumiAobayama 8%

The ratings had Kitanoumi the favourite, at 92%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

12 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanoumi 12Aobayama 0
  1. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1981, day 12sukuinage
  2. Kitanoumi won · Kyushu 1980, day 6yorikiri
  3. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1980, day 4yorikiri
  4. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1980, day 5yorikiri
  5. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1979, day 3yorikiri
  6. Kitanoumi won · Natsu 1979, day 1yorikiri
  7. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1979, day 5yorikiri
  8. Kitanoumi won · Kyushu 1978, day 4 (this bout)yorikiri
  9. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1978, day 9uwatenage
  10. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1978, day 7uwatedashinage
  11. Kitanoumi won · Kyushu 1977, day 6uwatenage
  12. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1976, day 10yorikiri