Akinoshima against Iwakiyama, Kyushu 2002, day 5

AkinoshimaMaegashira 14 East4-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
IwakiyamaMaegashira 11 West3-2

Kyushu 2002, day 5, 14 November 2002. Makuuchi, bout 4 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
33% AkinoshimaIwakiyama 67%

An upset by the ratings: Akinoshima won with a 33% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Akinoshima 1Iwakiyama 1
  1. Iwakiyama won · Natsu 2003, day 14yoritaoshi
  2. Akinoshima won · Kyushu 2002, day 5 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.