Hokutenyu against Masudayama, Hatsu 1983, day 8

HokutenyuSekiwake 1 East5-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
MasudayamaMaegashira 6 East4-4

Hatsu 1983, day 8, 16 January 1983. Makuuchi, bout 14 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
63% HokutenyuMasudayama 37%

The ratings had Hokutenyu the favourite, at 63%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutenyu 6Masudayama 0
  1. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1984, day 7yorikiri
  2. Hokutenyu won · Aki 1983, day 6oshidashi
  3. Hokutenyu won · Nagoya 1983, day 4oshidashi
  4. Hokutenyu won · Haru 1983, day 10oshidashi
  5. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1983, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri
  6. Hokutenyu won · Natsu 1981, day 14uwatenage