Chiyonofuji against Hananoumi, Haru 1987, day 8

ChiyonofujiYokozuna 1 East5-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out Gold star
HananoumiMaegashira 1 West5-3

Haru 1987, day 8, 15 March 1987. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 19. 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

More on kinboshi

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
87% ChiyonofujiHananoumi 13%

An upset by the ratings: Hananoumi won with a 13% 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 10Hananoumi 2
  1. Chiyonofuji won · Haru 1989, day 2tsukiotoshi
  2. Chiyonofuji won · Aki 1988, day 10yorikiri
  3. Chiyonofuji won · Natsu 1988, day 7tsukiotoshi
  4. Chiyonofuji won · Hatsu 1988, day 3yorikiri
  5. Chiyonofuji won · Kyushu 1987, day 9uwatenage
  6. Chiyonofuji won · Nagoya 1987, day 7yorikiri
  7. Chiyonofuji won · Natsu 1987, day 1yorikiri
  8. Hananoumi won · Haru 1987, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri
  9. Chiyonofuji won · Natsu 1986, day 2uwatenage
  10. Hananoumi won · Kyushu 1985, day 4yorikiri
  11. Chiyonofuji won · Nagoya 1985, day 11hikiotoshi
  12. Chiyonofuji won · Natsu 1985, day 11yorikiri