Hokutoryu against Kotosato, Nagoya 2023, day 1

HokutoryuSandanme 41 East1-0
Finalyoritaoshifrontal crush out
KotosatoSandanme 41 West0-1

Nagoya 2023, day 1, 9 July 2023. Sandanme, bout 24 of 43. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yoritaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal crush out.

The winner crushes his opponent out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
68% HokutoryuKotosato 32%

The ratings had Hokutoryu the favourite, at 68%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutoryu 2Kotosato 2
  1. Hokutoryu won · Nagoya 2025, day 8, Sandanmeshitatenage
  2. Kotosato won · Aki 2024, day 15, Sandanmeyorikiri
  3. Kotosato won · Nagoya 2024, day 4, Sandanmeyorikiri
  4. Hokutoryu won · Nagoya 2023, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yoritaoshi

This was their first meeting.