Hitenryu against Katsunofuji, Aki 2017, day 12

HitenryuSandanme 17 East4-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KatsunofujiSandanme 23 East5-1

Aki 2017, day 12, 21 September 2017. Sandanme, bout 38 of 45. 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
49% HitenryuKatsunofuji 51%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Hitenryu 0Katsunofuji 2
  1. Katsunofuji won · Aki 2018, day 7, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Katsunofuji won · Aki 2017, day 12, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.