Kakuryu against Takakeisho, Hatsu 2018, day 2

KakuryuYokozuna 2 East2-0
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
TakakeishoKomusubi 1 East1-1

Hatsu 2018, day 2, 15 January 2018. Makuuchi, bout 20 of 21. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
55% KakuryuTakakeisho 45%

The ratings had it close to even, 55% to 45%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Kakuryu 4Takakeisho 1
  1. Kakuryu won · Haru 2020, day 13yorikiri
  2. Takakeisho won · Haru 2019, day 10hikiotoshi
  3. Kakuryu won · Aki 2018, day 1oshitaoshi
  4. Kakuryu won · Haru 2018, day 7oshidashi
  5. Kakuryu won · Hatsu 2018, day 2 (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.