Tochinohana against Akinoshima, Kyushu 2002, day 6

TochinohanaMaegashira 12 East1-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AkinoshimaMaegashira 14 East5-1

Kyushu 2002, day 6, 15 November 2002. Makuuchi, bout 2 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% TochinohanaAkinoshima 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

8 official meetingsCompare careers
Tochinohana 4Akinoshima 4
  1. Akinoshima won · Haru 2003, day 5yorikiri
  2. Akinoshima won · Kyushu 2002, day 6 (this bout)yorikiri
  3. Tochinohana won · Aki 2002, day 15yorikiri
  4. Tochinohana won · Nagoya 2001, day 6yorikiri
  5. Akinoshima won · Natsu 2001, day 14hikiotoshi
  6. Tochinohana won · Kyushu 2000, day 9uwatenage
  7. Akinoshima won · Nagoya 2000, day 12uwatenage
  8. Tochinohana won · Natsu 2000, day 7hatakikomi