Matsuoka against Iwamoto, Kyushu 2018, day 8

Matsuoka1-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Iwamoto2-2

Kyushu 2018, day 8, 18 November 2018. Jonokuchi, bout 10 of 12. 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
56% MatsuokaIwamoto 44%

The ratings had Matsuoka ahead, at 56%, but Iwamoto won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Matsuoka 1Iwamoto 4
  1. Iwamoto won · Nagoya 2021, day 6, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  2. Iwamoto won · Nagoya 2020, day 9, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  3. Iwamoto won · Aki 2019, day 11, Jonokuchimakiotoshi
  4. Matsuoka won · Nagoya 2019, day 15, Jonidanoshidashi
  5. Iwamoto won · Kyushu 2018, day 8, Jonokuchi (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.