Iwakiyama against Wakanoyama, Kyushu 2002, day 9

Iwakiyama6-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Wakanoyama5-4

Kyushu 2002, day 9, 18 November 2002. Makuuchi, bout 4 of 18. 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
66% IwakiyamaWakanoyama 34%

The ratings had Iwakiyama the favourite, at 66%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Iwakiyama 2Wakanoyama 2
  1. Wakanoyama won · Nagoya 2003, day 2okuridashi
  2. Iwakiyama won · Haru 2003, day 8tsukidashi
  3. Wakanoyama won · Hatsu 2003, day 14katasukashi
  4. Iwakiyama won · Kyushu 2002, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.