Asahijo against Kototsukahara, Nagoya 2018, day 8

AsahijoJonidan 102 East1-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KototsukaharaJonidan 99 West2-2

Nagoya 2018, day 8, 15 July 2018. Jonidan, bout 7 of 49. 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
46% AsahijoKototsukahara 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Asahijo 1Kototsukahara 2
  1. Kototsukahara won · Hatsu 2019, day 4, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Asahijo won · Kyushu 2018, day 15, Jonidanuwatenage
  3. Kototsukahara won · Nagoya 2018, day 8, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.