Sasaki against Kotonomine, Natsu 2005, day 4

Sasaki0-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Kotonomine1-1

Natsu 2005, day 4, 11 May 2005. Sandanme, bout 31 of 50. 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
49% SasakiKotonomine 51%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Sasaki 0Kotonomine 3
  1. Kotonomine won · Aki 2007, day 9, Sandanmeoshitaoshi
  2. Kotonomine won · Nagoya 2007, day 8, Makushitaokuridashi
  3. Kotonomine won · Natsu 2005, day 4, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.