Kokkai against Shimotori, Nagoya 2009, day 8

Kokkai3-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Shimotori4-4

Nagoya 2009, day 8, 19 July 2009. Makuuchi, bout 5 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
48% KokkaiShimotori 52%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

15 official meetingsCompare careers
Kokkai 8Shimotori 7
  1. Kokkai won · Hatsu 2011, day 7yorikiri
  2. Shimotori won · Kyushu 2010, day 9yorikiri
  3. Kokkai won · Aki 2010, day 4uwatedashinage
  4. Shimotori won · Nagoya 2010, day 6yorikiri
  5. Kokkai won · Haru 2010, day 9yorikiri
  6. Shimotori won · Hatsu 2010, day 14yorikiri
  7. Shimotori won · Kyushu 2009, day 8yorikiri
  8. Kokkai won · Aki 2009, day 11yorikiri
  9. Shimotori won · Nagoya 2009, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri
  10. Kokkai won · Natsu 2009, day 14sukuinage
  11. Kokkai won · Kyushu 2004, day 8yorikiri
  12. Kokkai won · Aki 2004, day 15sukuinage
  13. Kokkai won · Nagoya 2004, day 4yorikiri
  14. Shimotori won · Hatsu 2004, day 15oshidashi
  15. Shimotori won · Nagoya 2003, day 2, Juryosukuinage