Kitayamaguchi against Datenohana, Haru 1997, day 5

KitayamaguchiJonokuchi 46 East2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
DatenohanaJonokuchi 48 East1-2

Haru 1997, day 5, 13 March 1997. Jonokuchi, bout 2 of 23. 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
69% KitayamaguchiDatenohana 31%

The ratings had Kitayamaguchi 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
Kitayamaguchi 1Datenohana 0
  1. Kitayamaguchi won · Haru 1997, day 5, Jonokuchi (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.