Kotoishii against Aoyama, Aki 1998, day 5

KotoishiiJonidan 86 East2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AoyamaJonidan 86 West1-2

Aki 1998, day 5, 17 September 1998. Jonidan, bout 35 of 77. 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
46% KotoishiiAoyama 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotoishii 2Aoyama 1
  1. Aoyama won · Kyushu 2001, day 9, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Kotoishii won · Kyushu 1998, day 2, Jonidanyorikiri
  3. Kotoishii won · Aki 1998, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.