Imai against Kotomanabe, Nagoya 2018, day 5

ImaiJonidan 57 East2-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
KotomanabeJonidan 59 East1-2

Nagoya 2018, day 5, 12 July 2018. Jonidan, bout 26 of 52. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
38% ImaiKotomanabe 62%

The ratings had Kotomanabe ahead, at 62%, but Imai won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Imai 2Kotomanabe 1
  1. Imai won · Hatsu 2021, day 5, Jonidanoshidashi
  2. Kotomanabe won · Kyushu 2019, day 2, Jonidanoshidashi
  3. Imai won · Nagoya 2018, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.