Kototaikai against Sotogahama, Natsu 1994, day 4

KototaikaiMakushita 57 West1-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SotogahamaMakushita 57 East2-0

Natsu 1994, day 4, 11 May 1994. Makushita, bout 2 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
48% KototaikaiSotogahama 52%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Kototaikai 2Sotogahama 3
  1. Sotogahama won · Natsu 1994, day 4, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Kototaikai won · Aki 1993, day 15, Makushitayoritaoshi
  3. Sotogahama won · Aki 1990, day 11, Makushita
  4. Sotogahama won · Hatsu 1990, day 12, Makushita
  5. Kototaikai won · Kyushu 1989, day 12, Makushita