Hokutofuji against Harumafuji, Aki 2017, day 4

HokutofujiMaegashira 2 East3-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out Gold star
HarumafujiYokozuna 1 West2-2

Aki 2017, day 4, 13 September 2017. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 18. 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.

A gold star

More on kinboshi

A kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
29% HokutofujiHarumafuji 71%

An upset by the ratings: Hokutofuji won with a 29% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutofuji 1Harumafuji 1
  1. Hokutofuji won · Aki 2017, day 4 (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Harumafuji won · Nagoya 2017, day 5sukuinage