Kawabuchi against Kototaiki, Hatsu 2022, day 9

Kawabuchi4-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Kototaiki5-0

Hatsu 2022, day 9, 17 January 2022. Sandanme, bout 24 of 45. 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
47% KawabuchiKototaiki 53%

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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kawabuchi 1Kototaiki 1
  1. Kawabuchi won · Natsu 2023, day 12, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Kototaiki won · Hatsu 2022, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.