Kiyonofuji against Yanagawa, Nagoya 1996, day 5

KiyonofujiMakushita 48 West3-0
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
YanagawaMakushita 45 West2-1

Nagoya 1996, day 5, 11 July 1996. Makushita, bout 8 of 29. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
47% KiyonofujiYanagawa 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kiyonofuji 2Yanagawa 0
  1. Kiyonofuji won · Hatsu 1997, day 14, Makushitaoshitaoshi
  2. Kiyonofuji won · Nagoya 1996, day 5, Makushita (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.