Ozutsu against Zaonishiki, Natsu 1979, day 9

OzutsuMaegashira 9 East6-3
Finalshitatenageunderarm throw
ZaonishikiMaegashira 6 West3-6

Natsu 1979, day 9, 14 May 1979. Makuuchi, bout 6 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: shitatenage

Who else uses it

Underarm throw.

The winner throws his opponent underarm.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
48% OzutsuZaonishiki 52%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

12 official meetingsCompare careers
Ozutsu 7Zaonishiki 5
  1. Ozutsu won · Haru 1981, day 8hatakikomi
  2. Ozutsu won · Hatsu 1981, day 13yorikiri
  3. Zaonishiki won · Aki 1980, day 10uwatenage
  4. Ozutsu won · Natsu 1980, day 1yorikiri
  5. Ozutsu won · Kyushu 1979, day 14yorikiri
  6. Ozutsu won · Natsu 1979, day 9 (this bout)shitatenage
  7. Zaonishiki won · Hatsu 1979, day 5, Juryoyorikiri
  8. Zaonishiki won · Kyushu 1978, day 2, Juryouwatenage
  9. Ozutsu won · Aki 1978, day 13, Juryoyorikiri
  10. Zaonishiki won · Nagoya 1978, day 11, Juryoyoritaoshi
  11. Ozutsu won · Natsu 1978, day 14, Juryoyorikiri
  12. Zaonishiki won · Aki 1977, day 5, Juryouwatenage