Masuhikari against Ikehara, Hatsu 2007, day 9

Masuhikari5-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Ikehara4-1

Hatsu 2007, day 9, 15 January 2007. Sandanme, bout 23 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
53% MasuhikariIkehara 47%

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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Masuhikari 2Ikehara 0
  1. Masuhikari won · Kyushu 2008, day 8, Sandanmekimetaoshi
  2. Masuhikari won · Hatsu 2007, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.