Kakuryu against Aminishiki, Hatsu 2016, day 3

KakuryuYokozuna 2 East2-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out Gold star
AminishikiMaegashira 1 East2-1

Hatsu 2016, day 3, 12 January 2016. Makuuchi, bout 20 of 20. 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.

A gold star

More on kinboshi

A kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
77% KakuryuAminishiki 23%

An upset by the ratings: Aminishiki won with a 23% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

32 official meetingsCompare careers
Kakuryu 17Aminishiki 15
  1. Aminishiki won · Hatsu 2016, day 3 (this bout)oshidashi
  2. Kakuryu won · Hatsu 2015, day 9oshidashi
  3. Kakuryu won · Kyushu 2014, day 3oshidashi
  4. Kakuryu won · Nagoya 2014, day 7tsukidashi
  5. Kakuryu won · Natsu 2014, day 10yorikiri
  6. Kakuryu won · Hatsu 2014, day 6oshidashi
  7. Kakuryu won · Kyushu 2013, day 4hatakikomi
  8. Kakuryu won · Natsu 2013, day 1oshidashi
  9. Kakuryu won · Haru 2013, day 2oshidashi
  10. Aminishiki won · Hatsu 2013, day 4hatakikomi
  11. Aminishiki won · Kyushu 2012, day 12yorikiri
  12. Kakuryu won · Aki 2012, day 8oshidashi
  13. Kakuryu won · Nagoya 2012, day 8tsukiotoshi
  14. Aminishiki won · Natsu 2012, day 9oshidashi
  15. Kakuryu won · Haru 2012, day 5okuridashi
  16. Kakuryu won · Hatsu 2012, day 13hatakikomi
  17. Kakuryu won · Nagoya 2011, day 1yorikiri
  18. Aminishiki won · Hatsu 2011, day 9hatakikomi
  19. Kakuryu won · Kyushu 2010, day 5hatakikomi
  20. Aminishiki won · Aki 2010, day 14tsukiotoshi
  21. Aminishiki won · Natsu 2010, day 3oshitaoshi
  22. Aminishiki won · Haru 2010, day 10okuridashi
  23. Aminishiki won · Hatsu 2010, day 14tsukiotoshi
  24. Kakuryu won · Kyushu 2009, day 12okuridashi
  25. Kakuryu won · Aki 2009, day 15hikiotoshi
  26. Kakuryu won · Natsu 2009, day 12hikiotoshi
  27. Aminishiki won · Aki 2008, day 12oshidashi
  28. Aminishiki won · Natsu 2008, day 3uwatenage
  29. Aminishiki won · Haru 2008, day 14hikkake
  30. Aminishiki won · Kyushu 2007, day 2oshidashi