Hibikiryu against Kotourasaki, Hatsu 2019, day 8

HibikiryuSandanme 79 East1-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KotourasakiSandanme 84 East0-4

Hatsu 2019, day 8, 20 January 2019. Sandanme, bout 9 of 46. 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
64% HibikiryuKotourasaki 36%

The ratings had Hibikiryu the favourite, at 64%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Hibikiryu 1Kotourasaki 0
  1. Hibikiryu won · Hatsu 2019, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.