Tsurugisho against Takarafuji, Natsu 2023, day 9

Tsurugisho6-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Takarafuji3-6

Natsu 2023, day 9, 22 May 2023. Makuuchi, bout 5 of 19. 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
53% TsurugishoTakarafuji 47%

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

11 official meetingsCompare careers
Tsurugisho 6Takarafuji 5
  1. Takarafuji won · Natsu 2024, day 1yorikiri
  2. Tsurugisho won · Kyushu 2023, day 11yoritaoshi
  3. Tsurugisho won · Aki 2023, day 8yorikiri
  4. Takarafuji won · Nagoya 2023, day 15oshidashi
  5. Tsurugisho won · Natsu 2023, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri
  6. Tsurugisho won · Haru 2023, day 6oshidashi
  7. Tsurugisho won · Aki 2022, day 12tsukiotoshi
  8. Takarafuji won · Nagoya 2022, day 3tsukiotoshi
  9. Takarafuji won · Nagoya 2021, day 10yorikiri
  10. Takarafuji won · Natsu 2021, day 1yorikiri
  11. Tsurugisho won · Aki 2019, day 13sukuinage