Kaio against Akebono, Haru 1997, day 9

Kaio8-1
Finalshitatenageunderarm throw Gold star
Akebono8-1

Haru 1997, day 9, 17 March 1997. Makuuchi, bout 19 of 20. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: shitatenage

Who else uses it

Underarm throw.

The winner throws his opponent underarm.

A gold star

More on kinboshi

A kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
36% KaioAkebono 64%

The ratings had Akebono ahead, at 64%, but Kaio won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

31 official meetingsCompare careers
Kaio 6Akebono 25
  1. Akebono won · Kyushu 2000, day 13tsukidashi
  2. Akebono won · Aki 2000, day 12yorikiri
  3. Akebono won · Nagoya 2000, day 5yorikiri
  4. Akebono won · Natsu 2000, day 5yorikiri
  5. Akebono won · Haru 2000, day 1yorikiri
  6. Akebono won · Hatsu 2000, day 8oshitaoshi
  7. Kaio won · Aki 1999, day 3shitatenage
  8. Akebono won · Nagoya 1999, day 10oshidashi
  9. Kaio won · Natsu 1999, day 8uwatenage
  10. Akebono won · Aki 1998, day 1oshidashi
  11. Akebono won · Nagoya 1998, day 1yorikiri
  12. Akebono won · Natsu 1998, day 9oshidashi
  13. Kaio won · Haru 1998, day 1uwatenage
  14. Akebono won · Hatsu 1998, day 4yorikiri
  15. Akebono won · Aki 1997, day 2oshidashi
  16. Akebono won · Natsu 1997, day 8yorikiri
  17. Kaio won · Haru 1997, day 9 (this bout)shitatenage
  18. Akebono won · Hatsu 1997, day 9abisetaoshi
  19. Akebono won · Kyushu 1996, day 5tsukidashi
  20. Akebono won · Aki 1996, day 7yorikiri
  21. Akebono won · Nagoya 1996, day 11tsukitaoshi
  22. Kaio won · Natsu 1996, day 3oshitaoshi
  23. Akebono won · Kyushu 1995, day 8oshidashi
  24. Akebono won · Aki 1995, day 11yorikiri
  25. Akebono won · Nagoya 1995, day 9uwatenage
  26. Akebono won · Natsu 1995, day 7hikiotoshi
  27. Akebono won · Haru 1995, day 8tsukidashi
  28. Akebono won · Hatsu 1995, day 6oshidashi
  29. Akebono won · Kyushu 1994, day 8oshidashi
  30. Akebono won · Natsu 1994, day 1yoritaoshi