Midorifuji against Kototebakari, Haru 2019, day 7

MidorifujiMakushita 19 East2-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KototebakariMakushita 20 West3-1

Haru 2019, day 7, 16 March 2019. Makushita, bout 20 of 29. 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
53% MidorifujiKototebakari 47%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

14 official meetingsCompare careers
Midorifuji 6Kototebakari 8
  1. Kototebakari won · Hatsu 2026, day 6yoritaoshi
  2. Midorifuji won · Hatsu 2025, day 13tsukiotoshi
  3. Kototebakari won · Kyushu 2024, day 11oshidashi
  4. Midorifuji won · Nagoya 2024, day 9oshidashi
  5. Kototebakari won · Natsu 2024, day 7yorikiri
  6. Midorifuji won · Haru 2024, day 10katasukashi
  7. Midorifuji won · Aki 2023, day 13sukuinage
  8. Midorifuji won · Haru 2023, day 1oshidashi
  9. Midorifuji won · Kyushu 2022, day 15oshidashi
  10. Kototebakari won · Nagoya 2022, day 6abisetaoshi
  11. Kototebakari won · Natsu 2022, day 12yoritaoshi
  12. Kototebakari won · Aki 2019, day 1, Makushitayoritaoshi
  13. Kototebakari won · Natsu 2019, day 5, Makushitaoshitaoshi
  14. Kototebakari won · Haru 2019, day 7, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.