Meijokuni against Kotonobori, Nagoya 1991, day 1

Meijokuni0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Kotonobori1-0

Nagoya 1991, day 1, 7 July 1991. Makushita, bout 3 of 29. 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
51% MeijokuniKotonobori 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Meijokuni 1Kotonobori 1
  1. Meijokuni won · Hatsu 1993, day 8, Sandanmesukuinage
  2. Kotonobori won · Nagoya 1991, day 1, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.