Hokkairyu against Akinohana, Hatsu 2006, day 9

Hokkairyu2-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Akinohana3-2

Hatsu 2006, day 9, 16 January 2006. Sandanme, bout 30 of 48. 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
47% HokkairyuAkinohana 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokkairyu 2Akinohana 2
  1. Hokkairyu won · Natsu 2011, day 1, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Hokkairyu won · Aki 2008, day 14, Sandanmeyorikiri
  3. Akinohana won · Nagoya 2006, day 15, Sandanmeyorikiri
  4. Akinohana won · Hatsu 2006, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.