Matsubayama against Rao, Hatsu 2015, day 2

MatsubayamaSandanme 18 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
RaoSandanme 18 West1-0

Hatsu 2015, day 2, 12 January 2015. Sandanme, bout 41 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
50% MatsubayamaRao 50%

The ratings had it close to even, 50% to 50%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Matsubayama 0Rao 1
  1. Rao won · Hatsu 2015, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.