Buken against Hokutoryu, Hatsu 2016, day 5

BukenJonidan 92 East2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
HokutoryuJonidan 91 West1-2

Hatsu 2016, day 5, 14 January 2016. Jonidan, bout 3 of 45. 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
42% BukenHokutoryu 58%

The ratings had Hokutoryu ahead, at 58%, but Buken won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Buken 1Hokutoryu 1
  1. Hokutoryu won · Aki 2016, day 9, Jonidanhatakikomi
  2. Buken won · Hatsu 2016, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.