Chiyonofuji against Onishiki, Kyushu 1981, day 4

ChiyonofujiYokozuna 2 East3-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out Gold star
OnishikiMaegashira 3 East2-2

Kyushu 1981, day 4, 11 November 1981. Makuuchi, bout 16 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.

A gold star

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A kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
80% ChiyonofujiOnishiki 20%

An upset by the ratings: Onishiki won with a 20% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

12 official meetingsCompare careers
Chiyonofuji 9Onishiki 3
  1. Chiyonofuji won · Nagoya 1987, day 6uwatenage
  2. Chiyonofuji won · Nagoya 1985, day 4oshidashi
  3. Chiyonofuji won · Natsu 1985, day 7oshidashi
  4. Chiyonofuji won · Kyushu 1984, day 6uwatenage
  5. Chiyonofuji won · Nagoya 1982, day 11hatakikomi
  6. Chiyonofuji won · Haru 1982, day 1abisetaoshi
  7. Onishiki won · Kyushu 1981, day 4 (this bout)yorikiri
  8. Chiyonofuji won · Kyushu 1978, day 11tsuridashi
  9. Chiyonofuji won · Hatsu 1978, day 11uwatenage
  10. Onishiki won · Hatsu 1976, day 14, Juryouwatenage
  11. Chiyonofuji won · Kyushu 1975, day 6, Juryoshitatenage
  12. Onishiki won · Aki 1975, day 5uwatenage