Higonoumi against Kotonowaka, Aki 1997, day 9

Higonoumi6-3
Finaloshitaoshifrontal push down
Kotonowaka5-4

Aki 1997, day 9, 15 September 1997. Makuuchi, bout 9 of 19. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal push down.

The winner pushes his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
43% HigonoumiKotonowaka 57%

The ratings had Kotonowaka ahead, at 57%, but Higonoumi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

19 official meetingsCompare careers
Higonoumi 11Kotonowaka 8
  1. Higonoumi won · Nagoya 2001, day 5yorikiri
  2. Higonoumi won · Natsu 2001, day 4uwatedashinage
  3. Higonoumi won · Haru 2001, day 9sukuinage
  4. Kotonowaka won · Kyushu 2000, day 15yorikiri
  5. Higonoumi won · Natsu 2000, day 14sukuinage
  6. Kotonowaka won · Kyushu 1999, day 6yorikiri
  7. Higonoumi won · Aki 1999, day 13shitatenage
  8. Higonoumi won · Haru 1999, day 11oshidashi
  9. Kotonowaka won · Kyushu 1998, day 9yorikiri
  10. Kotonowaka won · Kyushu 1997, day 9uwatenage
  11. Higonoumi won · Aki 1997, day 9 (this bout)oshitaoshi
  12. Higonoumi won · Natsu 1997, day 2oshidashi
  13. Higonoumi won · Aki 1995, day 13sukuinage
  14. Kotonowaka won · Kyushu 1994, day 15uwatenage
  15. Kotonowaka won · Nagoya 1994, day 10uchimuso
  16. Higonoumi won · Haru 1994, day 3sukuinage
  17. Kotonowaka won · Aki 1993, day 12yorikiri
  18. Higonoumi won · Natsu 1993, day 11yorikiri
  19. Kotonowaka won · Haru 1993, day 3uwatenage