Matsuoka against Hironaka, Haru 2019, day 7

MatsuokaJonidan 78 East1-3
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
HironakaJonidan 75 West2-2

Haru 2019, day 7, 16 March 2019. Jonidan, bout 15 of 50. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
57% MatsuokaHironaka 43%

The ratings had Matsuoka ahead, at 57%, but Hironaka 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 1Hironaka 4
  1. Hironaka won · Aki 2025, day 10, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Hironaka won · Nagoya 2025, day 5, Jonidanokuridashi
  3. Matsuoka won · Haru 2022, day 3, Jonidanoshidashi
  4. Hironaka won · Hatsu 2022, day 1, Jonidantsukiotoshi
  5. Hironaka won · Haru 2019, day 7, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.