Amanoyama against Kotonofuji, Aki 1979, day 9

AmanoyamaMaegashira 7 East5-4
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KotonofujiMaegashira 13 West3-6

Aki 1979, day 9, 17 September 1979. Makuuchi, bout 5 of 17. 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
57% AmanoyamaKotonofuji 43%

The ratings had Amanoyama the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Amanoyama 3Kotonofuji 3
  1. Amanoyama won · Aki 1979, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Amanoyama won · Kyushu 1978, day 10, Juryoyorikiri
  3. Kotonofuji won · Nagoya 1978, day 13uwatenage
  4. Kotonofuji won · Hatsu 1978, day 1, Juryouwatenage
  5. Kotonofuji won · Kyushu 1977, day 12, Juryouwatenage
  6. Amanoyama won · Aki 1977, day 13, Juryohatakikomi