Kaizen against Kotonoumi, Hatsu 2019, day 1

KaizenSandanme 31 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KotonoumiSandanme 31 West0-1

Hatsu 2019, day 1, 13 January 2019. Sandanme, bout 35 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
51% KaizenKotonoumi 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kaizen 2Kotonoumi 0
  1. Kaizen won · Hatsu 2020, day 10, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Kaizen won · Hatsu 2019, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.