Kotoshiiba against Utonishiki, Aki 1998, day 8

KotoshiibaJonidan 76 East2-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
UtonishikiJonidan 80 West1-3

Aki 1998, day 8, 20 September 1998. Jonidan, bout 40 of 74. 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
51% KotoshiibaUtonishiki 49%

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

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kotoshiiba 1Utonishiki 0
  1. Kotoshiiba won · Aki 1998, day 8, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.