Kotonishiki against Tokitsuumi, Aki 1998, day 10

KotonishikiMaegashira 7 East5-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TokitsuumiMaegashira 14 West6-4

Aki 1998, day 10, 22 September 1998. Makuuchi, bout 7 of 18. 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
61% KotonishikiTokitsuumi 39%

The ratings had Kotonishiki the favourite, at 61%, 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
Kotonishiki 5Tokitsuumi 0
  1. Kotonishiki won · Kyushu 1999, day 15yorikiri
  2. Kotonishiki won · Nagoya 1999, day 13sukuinage
  3. Kotonishiki won · Hatsu 1999, day 15hatakikomi
  4. Kotonishiki won · Kyushu 1998, day 1okuridashi
  5. Kotonishiki won · Aki 1998, day 10 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.