Iwakiyama against Kotoshogiku, Nagoya 2009, day 12

IwakiyamaMaegashira 3 East4-8
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KotoshogikuKomusubi 1 West6-6

Nagoya 2009, day 12, 23 July 2009. Makuuchi, bout 15 of 21. 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
44% IwakiyamaKotoshogiku 56%

The ratings had Kotoshogiku the favourite, at 56%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Iwakiyama 0Kotoshogiku 4
  1. Kotoshogiku won · Kyushu 2009, day 8yorikiri
  2. Kotoshogiku won · Nagoya 2009, day 12 (this bout)yorikiri
  3. Kotoshogiku won · Natsu 2006, day 15yorikiri
  4. Kotoshogiku won · Nagoya 2005, day 7yorikiri