Kainoryu against Kaizen, Aki 2017, day 9

KainoryuMakushita 48 East3-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KaizenMakushita 53 East2-3

Aki 2017, day 9, 18 September 2017. Makushita, bout 5 of 28. 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
56% KainoryuKaizen 44%

The ratings had Kainoryu the favourite, at 56%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kainoryu 2Kaizen 0
  1. Kainoryu won · Nagoya 2018, day 15, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Kainoryu won · Aki 2017, day 9, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.