Kototsubasa against Hokutotsuru, Hatsu 2017, day 1

Kototsubasa1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Hokutotsuru0-1

Hatsu 2017, day 1, 8 January 2017. Sandanme, bout 22 of 48. 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
53% KototsubasaHokutotsuru 47%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Kototsubasa 2Hokutotsuru 1
  1. Kototsubasa won · Nagoya 2017, day 3, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Hokutotsuru won · Haru 2017, day 8, Sandanmesotogake
  3. Kototsubasa won · Hatsu 2017, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.