Kotokuzan against Nakazono, Nagoya 2018, day 13

Kotokuzan4-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Nakazono5-2

Nagoya 2018, day 13, 20 July 2018. Makushita, bout 14 of 19. 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
47% KotokuzanNakazono 53%

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

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotokuzan 1Nakazono 4
  1. Nakazono won · Haru 2026, day 2, Juryooshidashi
  2. Nakazono won · Hatsu 2025, day 13, Juryooshidashi
  3. Kotokuzan won · Nagoya 2021, day 15, Juryohikiotoshi
  4. Nakazono won · Haru 2020, day 10, Makushitaoshidashi
  5. Nakazono won · Nagoya 2018, day 13, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.