Kitanowaka against Ochiai, Natsu 2023, day 6

Kitanowaka3-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Ochiai6-0

Natsu 2023, day 6, 19 May 2023. Juryo, bout 7 of 14. 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
37% KitanowakaOchiai 63%

The ratings had Ochiai the favourite, at 63%, 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
Kitanowaka 1Ochiai 2
  1. Ochiai won · Hatsu 2025, day 1yorikiri
  2. Kitanowaka won · Kyushu 2024, day 5, Juryoyorikiri
  3. Ochiai won · Natsu 2023, day 6, Juryo (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.