Hokutosakae against Kototaiki, Kyushu 2021, day 6

HokutosakaeSandanme 85 East1-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KototaikiSandanme 86 West2-1

Kyushu 2021, day 6, 19 November 2021. Sandanme, bout 8 of 47. 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
41% HokutosakaeKototaiki 59%

The ratings had Kototaiki 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

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutosakae 1Kototaiki 2
  1. Hokutosakae won · Kyushu 2023, day 8, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Kototaiki won · Kyushu 2022, day 12, Sandanmeyorikiri
  3. Kototaiki won · Kyushu 2021, day 6, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.