Kototsubaki against Ryogoku, Nagoya 1991, day 4

KototsubakiMaegashira 12 East3-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
RyogokuMaegashira 7 West3-1

Nagoya 1991, day 4, 10 July 1991. Makuuchi, bout 9 of 20. 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
39% KototsubakiRyogoku 61%

The ratings had Ryogoku the favourite, at 61%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Kototsubaki 5Ryogoku 2
  1. Kototsubaki won · Aki 1992, day 9hikiotoshi
  2. Kototsubaki won · Nagoya 1992, day 3uwatedashinage
  3. Kototsubaki won · Natsu 1992, day 4hatakikomi
  4. Kototsubaki won · Haru 1992, day 6yorikiri
  5. Kototsubaki won · Aki 1991, day 7yorikiri
  6. Ryogoku won · Nagoya 1991, day 4 (this bout)yorikiri
  7. Ryogoku won · Natsu 1991, day 4yorikiri