Okatano against Fujikawa, Natsu 1997, day 5

OkatanoJonidan 108 West1-2
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
FujikawaJonidan 103 West0-3

Natsu 1997, day 5, 15 May 1997. Jonidan, bout 43 of 91. 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
48% OkatanoFujikawa 52%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Okatano 2Fujikawa 2
  1. Fujikawa won · Haru 1998, day 6, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Fujikawa won · Kyushu 1997, day 6, Jonidanhatakikomi
  3. Okatano won · Nagoya 1997, day 7, Jonidanoshidashi
  4. Okatano won · Natsu 1997, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.