Hokutenyu against Onokuni, Hatsu 1988, day 9

HokutenyuOzeki 1 West7-2
Finalshitatenageunderarm throw
OnokuniYokozuna 2 West5-4

Hatsu 1988, day 9, 18 January 1988. Makuuchi, bout 17 of 19. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: shitatenage

Who else uses it

Underarm throw.

The winner throws his opponent underarm.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
34% HokutenyuOnokuni 66%

An upset by the ratings: Hokutenyu won with a 34% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

36 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutenyu 14Onokuni 22
  1. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1990, day 12uwatenage
  2. Hokutenyu won · Aki 1989, day 12yorikiri
  3. Onokuni won · Natsu 1989, day 12oshidashi
  4. Onokuni won · Haru 1989, day 11uwatedashinage
  5. Onokuni won · Hatsu 1989, day 11yoritaoshi
  6. Onokuni won · Kyushu 1988, day 14yorikiri
  7. Onokuni won · Aki 1988, day 14yorikiri
  8. Onokuni won · Nagoya 1988, day 11yorikiri
  9. Onokuni won · Haru 1988, day 12yorikiri
  10. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1988, day 9 (this bout)shitatenage
  11. Onokuni won · Kyushu 1987, day 9yorikiri
  12. Onokuni won · Aki 1987, day 8yorikiri
  13. Onokuni won · Nagoya 1987, day 12yorikiri
  14. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1987, day 15yorikiri
  15. Hokutenyu won · Kyushu 1986, day 14oshidashi
  16. Hokutenyu won · Aki 1986, day 10tsukiotoshi
  17. Onokuni won · Nagoya 1986, day 11yorikiri
  18. Onokuni won · Natsu 1986, day 11yorikiri
  19. Onokuni won · Haru 1986, day 13hikiotoshi
  20. Onokuni won · Hatsu 1986, day 12yorikiri
  21. Onokuni won · Kyushu 1985, day 13yorikiri
  22. Onokuni won · Aki 1985, day 11yorikiri
  23. Hokutenyu won · Nagoya 1985, day 11oshitaoshi
  24. Hokutenyu won · Natsu 1985, day 11uwatedashinage
  25. Hokutenyu won · Haru 1985, day 11oshitaoshi
  26. Hokutenyu won · Hatsu 1985, day 15utchari
  27. Onokuni won · Kyushu 1984, day 4oshidashi
  28. Onokuni won · Aki 1984, day 1okuridashi
  29. Onokuni won · Nagoya 1984, day 6yorikiri
  30. Hokutenyu won · Natsu 1984, day 2yoritaoshi