Hokutoshin against Akinishiki, Hatsu 2022, day 1

HokutoshinJonidan 75 East0-1
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
AkinishikiJonidan 75 West1-0

Hatsu 2022, day 1, 9 January 2022. Jonidan, bout 13 of 46. 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
49% HokutoshinAkinishiki 51%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutoshin 1Akinishiki 4
  1. Akinishiki won · Aki 2025, day 10, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Akinishiki won · Nagoya 2025, day 5, Jonidanokuridashi
  3. Hokutoshin won · Haru 2022, day 3, Jonidanoshidashi
  4. Akinishiki won · Hatsu 2022, day 1, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi
  5. Akinishiki won · Haru 2019, day 7, Jonidantsukiotoshi