Takanohana against Dejima, Natsu 1997, day 4

TakanohanaYokozuna 1 East3-1
Finalyoritaoshifrontal crush out
DejimaMaegashira 3 West1-3

Natsu 1997, day 4, 14 May 1997. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 19. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yoritaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal crush out.

The winner crushes his opponent out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
78% TakanohanaDejima 22%

The ratings had Takanohana the favourite, at 78%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

17 official meetingsCompare careers
Takanohana 13Dejima 4
  1. Dejima won · Hatsu 2003, day 7watashikomi
  2. Takanohana won · Natsu 2001, day 9yorikiri
  3. Takanohana won · Haru 2001, day 11uwatenage
  4. Takanohana won · Hatsu 2001, day 14yorikiri
  5. Takanohana won · Kyushu 2000, day 8yorikiri
  6. Takanohana won · Natsu 2000, day 14yorikiri
  7. Dejima won · Haru 2000, day 13yorikiri
  8. Takanohana won · Hatsu 2000, day 14yorikiri
  9. Takanohana won · Kyushu 1999, day 14uwatenage
  10. Dejima won · Nagoya 1999, day 9oshitaoshi
  11. Takanohana won · Hatsu 1999, day 9yorikiri
  12. Takanohana won · Kyushu 1998, day 9yorikiri
  13. Takanohana won · Aki 1998, day 8yorikiri
  14. Takanohana won · Nagoya 1998, day 8yorikiri
  15. Dejima won · Aki 1997, day 3yoritaoshi
  16. Takanohana won · Nagoya 1997, day 6hikiotoshi
  17. Takanohana won · Natsu 1997, day 4 (this bout)yoritaoshi

This was their first meeting.