Kurosegawa against Nagaoka, Kyushu 1978, day 8

KurosegawaMaegashira 8 East2-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
NagaokaMaegashira 13 West1-6

Kyushu 1978, day 8, 19 November 1978. Makuuchi, bout 4 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
40% KurosegawaNagaoka 60%

The ratings had Nagaoka ahead, at 60%, but Kurosegawa won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

12 official meetingsCompare careers
Kurosegawa 4Nagaoka 8
  1. Nagaoka won · Aki 1982, day 7oshidashi
  2. Kurosegawa won · Nagoya 1982, day 6hatakikomi
  3. Nagaoka won · Haru 1982, day 6oshidashi
  4. Kurosegawa won · Kyushu 1980, day 4yorikiri
  5. Nagaoka won · Nagoya 1980, day 2hatakikomi
  6. Nagaoka won · Haru 1980, day 8yorikiri
  7. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1980, day 13yorikiri
  8. Kurosegawa won · Kyushu 1979, day 5yoritaoshi
  9. Nagaoka won · Aki 1979, day 7yorikiri
  10. Nagaoka won · Nagoya 1979, day 7oshidashi
  11. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1979, day 3kotenage
  12. Kurosegawa won · Kyushu 1978, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.