Asanoyama against Sokokurai, Aki 2017, day 1

AsanoyamaMaegashira 16 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SokokuraiJuryo 1 East0-1

Aki 2017, day 1, 10 September 2017. Makuuchi, 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
63% AsanoyamaSokokurai 37%

The ratings had Asanoyama the favourite, at 63%, 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
Asanoyama 2Sokokurai 1
  1. Sokokurai won · Haru 2018, day 8uwatenage
  2. Asanoyama won · Hatsu 2018, day 11oshidashi
  3. Asanoyama won · Aki 2017, day 1 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.