Minatoryu against Kototsubasa, Haru 2016, day 5

MinatoryuSandanme 49 East1-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KototsubasaSandanme 50 East2-1

Haru 2016, day 5, 17 March 2016. Sandanme, bout 25 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
46% MinatoryuKototsubasa 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Minatoryu 0Kototsubasa 2
  1. Kototsubasa won · Nagoya 2025, day 8, Makushitaoshidashi
  2. Kototsubasa won · Haru 2016, day 5, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.