Kotofubuki against Tsurugikaze, Nagoya 2013, day 5

KotofubukiJonidan 80 West2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TsurugikazeJonidan 79 West1-2

Nagoya 2013, day 5, 11 July 2013. Jonidan, bout 9 of 47. 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
56% KotofubukiTsurugikaze 44%

The ratings had Kotofubuki 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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotofubuki 1Tsurugikaze 1
  1. Tsurugikaze won · Aki 2013, day 2, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Kotofubuki won · Nagoya 2013, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.