Kotoryusei against Tochimitsuru, Natsu 2018, day 1

KotoryuseiSandanme 95 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TochimitsuruSandanme 94 West0-1

Natsu 2018, day 1, 13 May 2018. Sandanme, bout 3 of 46. 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
57% KotoryuseiTochimitsuru 43%

The ratings had Kotoryusei the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotoryusei 2Tochimitsuru 1
  1. Kotoryusei won · Kyushu 2023, day 9, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Tochimitsuru won · Haru 2020, day 5, Sandanmeyorikiri
  3. Kotoryusei won · Natsu 2018, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.