Kotokaze against Aobajo, Hatsu 1979, day 3

KotokazeMaegashira 13 East3-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AobajoMaegashira 8 West2-1

Hatsu 1979, day 3, 9 January 1979. Makuuchi, bout 3 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
62% KotokazeAobajo 38%

The ratings had Kotokaze the favourite, at 62%, 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
Kotokaze 11Aobajo 1
  1. Kotokaze won · Hatsu 1985, day 6yorikiri
  2. Kotokaze won · Hatsu 1984, day 4yorikiri
  3. Kotokaze won · Kyushu 1983, day 9yoritaoshi
  4. Kotokaze won · Nagoya 1983, day 6yoritaoshi
  5. Kotokaze won · Natsu 1983, day 10sukuinage
  6. Kotokaze won · Aki 1982, day 3yorikiri
  7. Kotokaze won · Haru 1982, day 5yoritaoshi
  8. Aobajo won · Hatsu 1980, day 9yorikiri
  9. Kotokaze won · Hatsu 1979, day 3 (this bout)yorikiri
  10. Kotokaze won · Nagoya 1977, day 15yorikiri
  11. Kotokaze won · Haru 1977, day 14yorikiri
  12. Kotokaze won · Hatsu 1977, day 6uwatenage