Wakamitsuya against Kitayamaguchi, Haru 1998, day 3

WakamitsuyaSandanme 60 East0-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KitayamaguchiSandanme 61 East1-1

Haru 1998, day 3, 10 March 1998. Sandanme, bout 19 of 47. 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
56% WakamitsuyaKitayamaguchi 44%

The ratings had Wakamitsuya ahead, at 56%, but Kitayamaguchi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Wakamitsuya 0Kitayamaguchi 1
  1. Kitayamaguchi won · Haru 1998, day 3, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.