Kotobeppu against Yamato, Hatsu 1997, day 5

KotobeppuMaegashira 16 East2-3
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
YamatoMaegashira 14 West1-4

Hatsu 1997, day 5, 16 January 1997. Makuuchi, bout 2 of 20. 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
31% KotobeppuYamato 69%

The ratings had Yamato the favourite, at 69%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kotobeppu 0Yamato 1
  1. Yamato won · Hatsu 1997, day 5 (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.