Aobayama against Kurama, Kyushu 1979, day 5

AobayamaMaegashira 6 East0-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KuramaMaegashira 12 West3-2

Kyushu 1979, day 5, 15 November 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
45% AobayamaKurama 55%

The ratings had it close to even, 55% to 45%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

12 official meetingsCompare careers
Aobayama 5Kurama 7
  1. Kurama won · Kyushu 1981, day 15yorikiri
  2. Kurama won · Hatsu 1981, day 5yorikiri
  3. Aobayama won · Aki 1980, day 7uwatenage
  4. Kurama won · Nagoya 1980, day 11yoritaoshi
  5. Aobayama won · Natsu 1980, day 1yorikiri
  6. Kurama won · Kyushu 1979, day 5 (this bout)yorikiri
  7. Aobayama won · Natsu 1979, day 11tsuridashi
  8. Kurama won · Aki 1978, day 15yorikiri
  9. Kurama won · Haru 1978, day 10yorikiri
  10. Kurama won · Hatsu 1978, day 5yorikiri
  11. Aobayama won · Natsu 1977, day 12tsuridashi
  12. Aobayama won · Kyushu 1976, day 15, Juryoyorikiri