Tochiakagi against Kitanoumi, Nagoya 1979, day 9

TochiakagiSekiwake 1 West6-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KitanoumiYokozuna 1 West8-1

Nagoya 1979, day 9, 9 July 1979. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 19. 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
12% TochiakagiKitanoumi 88%

The ratings had Kitanoumi the favourite, at 88%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

16 official meetingsCompare careers
Tochiakagi 3Kitanoumi 13
  1. Tochiakagi won · Hatsu 1982, day 1oshidashi
  2. Tochiakagi won · Kyushu 1981, day 3tsukiotoshi
  3. Kitanoumi won · Aki 1981, day 12okuridashi
  4. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1981, day 4yorikiri
  5. Kitanoumi won · Natsu 1981, day 1sukuinage
  6. Tochiakagi won · Haru 1981, day 7yorikiri
  7. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1980, day 7sukuinage
  8. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1980, day 12tsuridashi
  9. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1980, day 12tsuridashi
  10. Kitanoumi won · Kyushu 1979, day 6yorikiri
  11. Kitanoumi won · Aki 1979, day 6hatakikomi
  12. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1979, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri
  13. Kitanoumi won · Natsu 1979, day 6yorikiri
  14. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1979, day 4yorikiri
  15. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1979, day 1hatakikomi
  16. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1978, day 5uwatenage