Mutsukaze against Hokutoiwami, Hatsu 2018, day 1

MutsukazeSandanme 89 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
HokutoiwamiSandanme 89 West0-1

Hatsu 2018, day 1, 14 January 2018. Sandanme, bout 6 of 48. 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
58% MutsukazeHokutoiwami 42%

The ratings had Mutsukaze the favourite, at 58%, 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
Mutsukaze 2Hokutoiwami 0
  1. Mutsukaze won · Aki 2020, day 15, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Mutsukaze won · Hatsu 2018, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.