Kitanoumi against Takanosato, Hatsu 1981, day 8

KitanoumiYokozuna 2 East8-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TakanosatoSekiwake 1 West5-3

Hatsu 1981, day 8, 18 January 1981. Makuuchi, bout 15 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
73% KitanoumiTakanosato 27%

The ratings had Kitanoumi the favourite, at 73%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

22 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanoumi 15Takanosato 7
  1. Takanosato won · Nagoya 1984, day 15yorikiri
  2. Kitanoumi won · Natsu 1984, day 15yorikiri
  3. Takanosato won · Haru 1984, day 15yorikiri
  4. Takanosato won · Hatsu 1984, day 13yorikiri
  5. Takanosato won · Kyushu 1983, day 14kubinage
  6. Takanosato won · Aki 1982, day 11kotenage
  7. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1982, day 12yorikiri
  8. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1982, day 11yorikiri
  9. Kitanoumi won · Aki 1981, day 9oshidashi
  10. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1981, day 10oshidashi
  11. Kitanoumi won · Natsu 1981, day 14tsukidashi
  12. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1981, day 14yorikiri
  13. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1981, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri
  14. Takanosato won · Kyushu 1980, day 2hikiotoshi
  15. Takanosato won · Aki 1980, day 5tsukiotoshi
  16. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1980, day 13yorikiri
  17. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1980, day 10okuridashi
  18. Kitanoumi won · Kyushu 1979, day 10tsuridashi
  19. Kitanoumi won · Aki 1979, day 5tsuridashi
  20. Kitanoumi won · Nagoya 1979, day 8yorikiri
  21. Kitanoumi won · Haru 1977, day 6tsukidashi
  22. Kitanoumi won · Hatsu 1977, day 9tsukidashi