Kawaraumi against Koike, Hatsu 2015, day 9

KawaraumiSandanme 50 West2-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KoikeSandanme 48 West1-4

Hatsu 2015, day 9, 19 January 2015. Sandanme, bout 26 of 49. 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
59% KawaraumiKoike 41%

The ratings had Kawaraumi the favourite, at 59%, 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
Kawaraumi 1Koike 1
  1. Koike won · Kyushu 2016, day 5, Sandanmehatakikomi
  2. Kawaraumi won · Hatsu 2015, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.