Tamanofuji against Wakanohana, Haru 1979, day 3

TamanofujiSekiwake 1 East1-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
WakanohanaYokozuna 1 West2-1

Haru 1979, day 3, 13 March 1979. 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
25% TamanofujiWakanohana 75%

The ratings had Wakanohana the favourite, at 75%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

26 official meetingsCompare careers
Tamanofuji 3Wakanohana 23
  1. Wakanohana won · Haru 1981, day 4yorikiri
  2. Wakanohana won · Kyushu 1980, day 5hikiotoshi
  3. Wakanohana won · Natsu 1980, day 9yorikiri
  4. Wakanohana won · Haru 1980, day 14yorikiri
  5. Wakanohana won · Hatsu 1980, day 13tsuridashi
  6. Wakanohana won · Kyushu 1979, day 3yorikiri
  7. Wakanohana won · Aki 1979, day 3tsuridashi
  8. Wakanohana won · Haru 1979, day 3 (this bout)yorikiri
  9. Wakanohana won · Hatsu 1979, day 7yorikiri
  10. Wakanohana won · Kyushu 1978, day 2tsuridashi
  11. Wakanohana won · Aki 1978, day 1shitatenage
  12. Wakanohana won · Nagoya 1978, day 2tsuridashi
  13. Wakanohana won · Natsu 1978, day 6tsuridashi
  14. Wakanohana won · Haru 1978, day 9yorikiri
  15. Tamanofuji won · Hatsu 1978, day 2yorikiri
  16. Wakanohana won · Kyushu 1977, day 8shitatenage
  17. Wakanohana won · Aki 1977, day 7yoritaoshi
  18. Wakanohana won · Nagoya 1977, day 2yorikiri
  19. Wakanohana won · Natsu 1977, day 11uchigake
  20. Wakanohana won · Haru 1977, day 6shitatenage
  21. Wakanohana won · Hatsu 1977, day 7tsuridashi
  22. Wakanohana won · Kyushu 1976, day 11kirikaeshi
  23. Wakanohana won · Aki 1976, day 2sotogake
  24. Tamanofuji won · Nagoya 1976, day 14yorikiri
  25. Wakanohana won · Aki 1975, day 13sotogake
  26. Tamanofuji won · Natsu 1975, day 9yorikiri