Kaizen against Katsunofuji, Haru 2017, day 13

KaizenMakushita 57 East3-4
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KatsunofujiSandanme 1 West4-3

Haru 2017, day 13, 24 March 2017. Makushita, bout 1 of 19. 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
41% KaizenKatsunofuji 59%

The ratings had Katsunofuji the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Kaizen 2Katsunofuji 1
  1. Kaizen won · Hatsu 2023, day 6, Sandanmeokuridashi
  2. Kaizen won · Nagoya 2017, day 5, Sandanmeoshidashi
  3. Katsunofuji won · Haru 2017, day 13, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.