Kotonowaka against Futeno, Haru 2004, day 7

KotonowakaMaegashira 13 East5-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
FutenoMaegashira 15 East2-5

Haru 2004, day 7, 20 March 2004. Makuuchi, bout 2 of 21. 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
59% KotonowakaFuteno 41%

The ratings had Kotonowaka the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotonowaka 3Futeno 2
  1. Futeno won · Natsu 2005, day 6yorikiri
  2. Futeno won · Haru 2005, day 15yorikiri
  3. Kotonowaka won · Aki 2004, day 8hatakikomi
  4. Kotonowaka won · Natsu 2004, day 15oshidashi
  5. Kotonowaka won · Haru 2004, day 7 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.