Ryuden against Hokutofuji, Haru 2018, day 8

RyudenMaegashira 9 West3-5
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
HokutofujiMaegashira 6 West2-6

Haru 2018, day 8, 18 March 2018. Makuuchi, bout 12 of 20. 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
43% RyudenHokutofuji 57%

The ratings had Hokutofuji ahead, at 57%, but Ryuden won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

20 official meetingsCompare careers
Ryuden 7Hokutofuji 13
  1. Ryuden won · Kyushu 2024, day 2yorikiri
  2. Hokutofuji won · Aki 2024, day 14shitatenage
  3. Hokutofuji won · Nagoya 2024, day 11kimedashi
  4. Ryuden won · Natsu 2024, day 9uwatedashinage
  5. Hokutofuji won · Natsu 2023, day 12oshitaoshi
  6. Hokutofuji won · Hatsu 2023, day 7yoritaoshi
  7. Hokutofuji won · Kyushu 2022, day 7yorikiri
  8. Hokutofuji won · Haru 2021, day 14yorikiri
  9. Ryuden won · Hatsu 2021, day 8uwatenage
  10. Hokutofuji won · Kyushu 2020, day 15yorikiri
  11. Hokutofuji won · Aki 2020, day 11hatakikomi
  12. Hokutofuji won · Nagoya 2020, day 4oshidashi
  13. Ryuden won · Haru 2020, day 13yorikiri
  14. Hokutofuji won · Kyushu 2019, day 15oshidashi
  15. Hokutofuji won · Nagoya 2019, day 10oshidashi
  16. Hokutofuji won · Kyushu 2018, day 14oshidashi
  17. Ryuden won · Aki 2018, day 8yorikiri
  18. Hokutofuji won · Nagoya 2018, day 1oshidashi
  19. Ryuden won · Natsu 2018, day 10hatakikomi
  20. Ryuden won · Haru 2018, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.