Kawaguchi against Hokutomine, Aki 1998, day 4

KawaguchiSandanme 56 East1-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
HokutomineSandanme 57 East2-0

Aki 1998, day 4, 16 September 1998. Sandanme, bout 20 of 46. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
50% KawaguchiHokutomine 50%

The ratings had it close to even, 50% to 50%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kawaguchi 0Hokutomine 2
  1. Hokutomine won · Haru 1999, day 15, Sandanmetsukidashi
  2. Hokutomine won · Aki 1998, day 4, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.