Hokutoo against Kurahashi, Hatsu 2018, day 6

HokutooSandanme 18 East1-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KurahashiSandanme 19 West2-1

Hatsu 2018, day 6, 19 January 2018. Sandanme, bout 40 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
53% HokutooKurahashi 47%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutoo 1Kurahashi 2
  1. Hokutoo won · Aki 2019, day 1, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Kurahashi won · Nagoya 2018, day 6, Sandanmeoshidashi
  3. Kurahashi won · Hatsu 2018, day 6, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.