Kabutoiwa against Yamagashira, Hatsu 2005, day 8

KabutoiwaSandanme 84 East0-4
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
YamagashiraSandanme 79 West1-3

Hatsu 2005, day 8, 16 January 2005. Sandanme, bout 11 of 49. 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
36% KabutoiwaYamagashira 64%

The ratings had Yamagashira the favourite, at 64%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Kabutoiwa 0Yamagashira 3
  1. Yamagashira won · Hatsu 2006, day 11, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  2. Yamagashira won · Aki 2005, day 12, Sandanmeyoritaoshi
  3. Yamagashira won · Hatsu 2005, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.