Kakuryu against Takarafuji, Hatsu 2016, day 2

KakuryuYokozuna 2 East2-0
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
TakarafujiMaegashira 2 East0-2

Hatsu 2016, day 2, 11 January 2016. Makuuchi, bout 20 of 21. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
78% KakuryuTakarafuji 22%

The ratings had Kakuryu the favourite, at 78%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

14 official meetingsCompare careers
Kakuryu 13Takarafuji 1
  1. Kakuryu won · Haru 2018, day 5oshidashi
  2. Kakuryu won · Haru 2017, day 9yorikiri
  3. Kakuryu won · Hatsu 2017, day 3yorikiri
  4. Kakuryu won · Aki 2016, day 10yorikiri
  5. Kakuryu won · Natsu 2016, day 3oshitaoshi
  6. Kakuryu won · Haru 2016, day 5sukuinage
  7. Kakuryu won · Hatsu 2016, day 2 (this bout)oshidashi
  8. Kakuryu won · Aki 2015, day 9oshidashi
  9. Kakuryu won · Nagoya 2015, day 10hatakikomi
  10. Takarafuji won · Hatsu 2015, day 2uwatenage
  11. Kakuryu won · Kyushu 2014, day 5yorikiri
  12. Kakuryu won · Aki 2014, day 6tsukiotoshi
  13. Kakuryu won · Natsu 2014, day 8uwatenage
  14. Kakuryu won · Aki 2013, day 11okuridashi