Nagaoka against Aobajo, Hatsu 1979, day 9

NagaokaMaegashira 6 East7-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AobajoMaegashira 8 West5-4

Hatsu 1979, day 9, 15 January 1979. Makuuchi, bout 7 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
59% NagaokaAobajo 41%

The ratings had Nagaoka the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

11 official meetingsCompare careers
Nagaoka 8Aobajo 3
  1. Nagaoka won · Nagoya 1985, day 11yorikiri
  2. Aobajo won · Hatsu 1985, day 4yorikiri
  3. Nagaoka won · Haru 1984, day 9yorikiri
  4. Nagaoka won · Nagoya 1983, day 7oshitaoshi
  5. Nagaoka won · Natsu 1983, day 11yorikiri
  6. Nagaoka won · Kyushu 1982, day 9tsukidashi
  7. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1980, day 12utchari
  8. Nagaoka won · Aki 1979, day 8tsuridashi
  9. Aobajo won · Nagoya 1979, day 6yorikiri
  10. Aobajo won · Haru 1979, day 5yoritaoshi
  11. Nagaoka won · Hatsu 1979, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.