Akatsuki against Nishikifuji, Natsu 2017, day 4

AkatsukiSandanme 37 East1-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
NishikifujiSandanme 38 West2-0

Natsu 2017, day 4, 17 May 2017. Sandanme, bout 32 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
55% AkatsukiNishikifuji 45%

The ratings had it close to even, 55% to 45%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Akatsuki 0Nishikifuji 1
  1. Nishikifuji won · Natsu 2017, day 4, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.