Ozutsu against Kurohimeyama, Hatsu 1981, day 11

OzutsuMaegashira 1 East5-6
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KurohimeyamaMaegashira 4 East2-9

Hatsu 1981, day 11, 21 January 1981. Makuuchi, bout 12 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
56% OzutsuKurohimeyama 44%

The ratings had Ozutsu the favourite, at 56%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Ozutsu 2Kurohimeyama 2
  1. Ozutsu won · Hatsu 1981, day 11 (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Ozutsu won · Nagoya 1980, day 9yorikiri
  3. Kurohimeyama won · Kyushu 1979, day 5shitatehineri
  4. Kurohimeyama won · Nagoya 1979, day 13tsukiotoshi