Watatani against Matsuzawa, Natsu 2023, day 4

Watatani2-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Matsuzawa1-1

Natsu 2023, day 4, 17 May 2023. Jonidan, bout 7 of 51. 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
67% WatataniMatsuzawa 33%

The ratings had Watatani the favourite, at 67%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Watatani 3Matsuzawa 2
  1. Watatani won · Hatsu 2026, day 2, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Matsuzawa won · Nagoya 2025, day 11, Jonidanoshidashi
  3. Matsuzawa won · Kyushu 2023, day 9, Jonidanhatakikomi
  4. Watatani won · Nagoya 2023, day 4, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  5. Watatani won · Natsu 2023, day 4, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.