Kotokikutsugi against Murata, Kyushu 2002, day 14

Kotokikutsugi6-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Murata5-2

Kyushu 2002, day 14, 23 November 2002. Makushita, bout 6 of 19. 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
54% KotokikutsugiMurata 46%

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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotokikutsugi 2Murata 0
  1. Kotokikutsugi won · Hatsu 2004, day 11, Makushitaoshidashi
  2. Kotokikutsugi won · Kyushu 2002, day 14, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.