Maegunzan against Umenokawa, Hatsu 2008, day 1

MaegunzanSandanme 71 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
UmenokawaSandanme 70 West0-1

Hatsu 2008, day 1, 13 January 2008. Sandanme, bout 15 of 47. 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
55% MaegunzanUmenokawa 45%

The ratings had it close to even, 55% to 45%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Maegunzan 1Umenokawa 1
  1. Umenokawa won · Aki 2013, day 6, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Maegunzan won · Hatsu 2008, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.