Aoki against Kurosawa, Kyushu 2009, day 9

AokiMakushita 19 East4-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KurosawaMakushita 23 East5-0

Kyushu 2009, day 9, 23 November 2009. Makushita, bout 19 of 31. 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
47% AokiKurosawa 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Aoki 1Kurosawa 5
  1. Kurosawa won · Natsu 2012, day 3, Juryooshidashi
  2. Kurosawa won · Haru 2012, day 4, Juryohikiotoshi
  3. Kurosawa won · Hatsu 2012, day 13, Juryokubinage
  4. Kurosawa won · Kyushu 2011, day 8, Juryooshidashi
  5. Aoki won · Aki 2010, day 4, Makushitahikiotoshi
  6. Kurosawa won · Kyushu 2009, day 9, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.