Aogiyama against Akebono, Nagoya 1997, day 9

AogiyamaMaegashira 2 East4-5
Finaltsukidashifrontal thrust out
AkebonoYokozuna 1 West7-2

Nagoya 1997, day 9, 14 July 1997. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 19. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal thrust out.

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

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
15% AogiyamaAkebono 85%

The ratings had Akebono the favourite, at 85%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Aogiyama 0Akebono 5
  1. Akebono won · Natsu 1999, day 12oshidashi
  2. Akebono won · Aki 1998, day 13yorikiri
  3. Akebono won · Natsu 1998, day 2oshidashi
  4. Akebono won · Nagoya 1997, day 9 (this bout)tsukidashi
  5. Akebono won · Nagoya 1996, day 3oshidashi