Nishitani against Tamanotaka, Nagoya 2009, day 1

NishitaniSandanme 73 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TamanotakaSandanme 73 West0-1

Nagoya 2009, day 1, 12 July 2009. Sandanme, bout 13 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
50% NishitaniTamanotaka 50%

The ratings had it close to even, 50% to 50%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Nishitani 2Tamanotaka 4
  1. Tamanotaka won · Natsu 2012, day 5, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Tamanotaka won · Haru 2012, day 4, Sandanmehikiotoshi
  3. Tamanotaka won · Hatsu 2010, day 1, Sandanmeoshidashi
  4. Nishitani won · Kyushu 2009, day 2, Sandanmeoshidashi
  5. Tamanotaka won · Aki 2009, day 3, Sandanmeyorikiri
  6. Nishitani won · Nagoya 2009, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.