Sokokurai against Terunofuji, Haru 2017, day 1

Sokokurai0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Terunofuji1-0

Haru 2017, day 1, 12 March 2017. Makuuchi, bout 16 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
53% SokokuraiTerunofuji 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

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Sokokurai 1Terunofuji 5
  1. Terunofuji won · Hatsu 2020, day 4, Juryoyorikiri
  2. Sokokurai won · Hatsu 2018, day 15yorikiri
  3. Terunofuji won · Haru 2017, day 1 (this bout)yorikiri
  4. Terunofuji won · Haru 2016, day 7yorikiri
  5. Terunofuji won · Nagoya 2014, day 15yorikiri
  6. Terunofuji won · Kyushu 2013, day 7, Juryoyorikiri