Iwakiyama against Mokonami, Aki 2009, day 2

IwakiyamaMaegashira 8 East2-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
MokonamiMaegashira 9 East1-1

Aki 2009, day 2, 14 September 2009. Makuuchi, bout 8 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
55% IwakiyamaMokonami 45%

The ratings had Iwakiyama the favourite, at 55%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Iwakiyama 2Mokonami 1
  1. Mokonami won · Haru 2010, day 15yorikiri
  2. Iwakiyama won · Hatsu 2010, day 7yorikiri
  3. Iwakiyama won · Aki 2009, day 2 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.