Nishikigi against Takarafuji, Kyushu 2016, day 1

Nishikigi0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Takarafuji1-0

Kyushu 2016, day 1, 13 November 2016. Makuuchi, bout 11 of 21. 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
43% NishikigiTakarafuji 57%

The ratings had Takarafuji the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

13 official meetingsCompare careers
Nishikigi 6Takarafuji 7
  1. Takarafuji won · Haru 2025, day 8yorikiri
  2. Takarafuji won · Aki 2024, day 5yorikiri
  3. Nishikigi won · Nagoya 2024, day 11yorikiri
  4. Nishikigi won · Hatsu 2023, day 13sukuinage
  5. Nishikigi won · Kyushu 2022, day 6oshidashi
  6. Nishikigi won · Aki 2022, day 2yorikiri
  7. Takarafuji won · Natsu 2022, day 9yorikiri
  8. Takarafuji won · Natsu 2019, day 9yorikiri
  9. Nishikigi won · Kyushu 2018, day 14yorikiri
  10. Nishikigi won · Nagoya 2018, day 8yorikiri
  11. Takarafuji won · Aki 2017, day 7tsukiotoshi
  12. Takarafuji won · Nagoya 2017, day 9okuridashi
  13. Takarafuji won · Kyushu 2016, day 1 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.