Taiju against Komanofuji, Hatsu 1998, day 15

TaijuSandanme 83 East4-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KomanofujiSandanme 78 West5-2

Hatsu 1998, day 15, 25 January 1998. Sandanme, bout 9 of 32. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
49% TaijuKomanofuji 51%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Taiju 0Komanofuji 2
  1. Komanofuji won · Natsu 1998, day 9, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Komanofuji won · Hatsu 1998, day 15, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.