Kototaiko against Buken, Natsu 2015, day 15

Kototaiko3-4
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Buken2-5

Natsu 2015, day 15, 24 May 2015. Jonidan, bout 9 of 33. 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
64% KototaikoBuken 36%

The ratings had Kototaiko the favourite, at 64%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Kototaiko 5Buken 2
  1. Kototaiko won · Nagoya 2018, day 14, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Kototaiko won · Hatsu 2018, day 8, Jonidantsuridashi
  3. Kototaiko won · Kyushu 2017, day 7, Jonidanyorikiri
  4. Buken won · Nagoya 2016, day 15, Jonidanyorikiri
  5. Kototaiko won · Kyushu 2015, day 6, Jonidanoshidashi
  6. Buken won · Aki 2015, day 2, Jonidanyorikiri
  7. Kototaiko won · Natsu 2015, day 15, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.