Kotouruga against Buken, Natsu 2014, day 2

KotourugaJonidan 93 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
BukenJonidan 92 West0-1

Natsu 2014, day 2, 12 May 2014. Jonidan, bout 5 of 48. 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% KotourugaBuken 44%

The ratings had Kotouruga 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

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotouruga 4Buken 0
  1. Kotouruga won · Nagoya 2018, day 2, Jonidanuwatenage
  2. Kotouruga won · Nagoya 2017, day 13, Jonidanhatakikomi
  3. Kotouruga won · Natsu 2015, day 12, Jonidanuwatenage
  4. Kotouruga won · Natsu 2014, day 2, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.