Kokkai against Kimurayama, Hatsu 2012, day 15

Kokkai7-8
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Kimurayama5-10

Hatsu 2012, day 15, 22 January 2012. Juryo, bout 9 of 12. 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
45% KokkaiKimurayama 55%

The ratings had Kimurayama ahead, at 55%, but Kokkai won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

16 official meetingsCompare careers
Kokkai 8Kimurayama 8
  1. Kokkai won · Nagoya 2012, day 9, Juryooshidashi
  2. Kimurayama won · Haru 2012, day 12, Juryohatakikomi
  3. Kokkai won · Hatsu 2012, day 15, Juryo (this bout)yorikiri
  4. Kimurayama won · Kyushu 2011, day 15hikiotoshi
  5. Kokkai won · Aki 2011, day 3hatakikomi
  6. Kimurayama won · Hatsu 2011, day 1oshidashi
  7. Kimurayama won · Kyushu 2010, day 3oshidashi
  8. Kokkai won · Aki 2010, day 5oshitaoshi
  9. Kimurayama won · Nagoya 2010, day 4hikiotoshi
  10. Kokkai won · Kyushu 2009, day 9yorikiri
  11. Kokkai won · Aki 2009, day 15uwatedashinage
  12. Kokkai won · Natsu 2009, day 3oshidashi
  13. Kimurayama won · Haru 2009, day 10tsukiotoshi
  14. Kokkai won · Kyushu 2008, day 7okuridashi
  15. Kimurayama won · Aki 2008, day 3oshidashi
  16. Kimurayama won · Nagoya 2008, day 15hansoku