Hokutoryu against Hikarifuji, Nagoya 2018, day 1

HokutoryuJonidan 20 East0-1
Finalyoritaoshifrontal crush out
HikarifujiJonidan 20 West1-0

Nagoya 2018, day 1, 8 July 2018. Jonidan, bout 43 of 53. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yoritaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal crush out.

The winner crushes his opponent out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
41% HokutoryuHikarifuji 59%

The ratings had Hikarifuji the favourite, at 59%, 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
Hokutoryu 0Hikarifuji 2
  1. Hikarifuji won · Aki 2018, day 6, Sandanmehatakikomi
  2. Hikarifuji won · Nagoya 2018, day 1, Jonidan (this bout)yoritaoshi

This was their first meeting.