Kotouruga against Imafuku, Natsu 2017, day 1

Kotouruga0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Imafuku1-0

Natsu 2017, day 1, 14 May 2017. Jonidan, bout 41 of 51. 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
36% KotourugaImafuku 64%

The ratings had Imafuku the favourite, at 64%, 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
Kotouruga 0Imafuku 3
  1. Imafuku won · Aki 2018, day 13, Jonidanoshidashi
  2. Imafuku won · Natsu 2017, day 1, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri
  3. Imafuku won · Hatsu 2017, day 5, Jonidanyorikiri