Sokokurai against Takayasu, Natsu 2016, day 9

Sokokurai4-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Takayasu5-4

Natsu 2016, day 9, 16 May 2016. Makuuchi, bout 9 of 20. 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
45% SokokuraiTakayasu 55%

The ratings had Takayasu the favourite, at 55%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Sokokurai 2Takayasu 4
  1. Takayasu won · Haru 2017, day 7tsukidashi
  2. Sokokurai won · Hatsu 2017, day 14tsukiotoshi
  3. Takayasu won · Natsu 2016, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri
  4. Takayasu won · Haru 2016, day 14yorikiri
  5. Takayasu won · Kyushu 2015, day 6yorikiri
  6. Sokokurai won · Natsu 2014, day 11tsukiotoshi