Hokutenyu against Takamiyama, Natsu 1981, day 12

HokutenyuMaegashira 2 East7-5
Finaluwatenageoverarm throw
TakamiyamaMaegashira 3 East5-7

Natsu 1981, day 12, 21 May 1981. Makuuchi, bout 11 of 17. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: uwatenage

Who else uses it

Overarm throw.

The winner throws his opponent overarm.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
55% HokutenyuTakamiyama 45%

The ratings had Hokutenyu the favourite, at 55%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutenyu 5Takamiyama 2
  1. Takamiyama won · Nagoya 1982, day 15yorikiri
  2. Hokutenyu won · Natsu 1982, day 1uwatenage
  3. Hokutenyu won · Aki 1981, day 1yorikiri
  4. Hokutenyu won · Nagoya 1981, day 12tsukiotoshi
  5. Hokutenyu won · Natsu 1981, day 12 (this bout)uwatenage
  6. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1981, day 6uwatenage
  7. Takamiyama won · Kyushu 1980, day 7yorikiri