Matsuoka against Azumayama, Haru 2019, day 3

MatsuokaJonidan 78 East1-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AzumayamaJonidan 78 West0-2

Haru 2019, day 3, 12 March 2019. Jonidan, bout 14 of 50. 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
59% MatsuokaAzumayama 41%

The ratings had Matsuoka the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Matsuoka 1Azumayama 1
  1. Azumayama won · Natsu 2019, day 2, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Matsuoka won · Haru 2019, day 3, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.