Kotonowaka against Shodai, Nagoya 2023, day 5

Kotonowaka3-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Shodai2-3

Nagoya 2023, day 5, 13 July 2023. Makuuchi, bout 16 of 20. 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
58% KotonowakaShodai 42%

The ratings had Kotonowaka the favourite, at 58%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

16 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotonowaka 10Shodai 6
  1. Shodai won · Natsu 2026, day 11okuridashi
  2. Shodai won · Hatsu 2025, day 5yoritaoshi
  3. Kotonowaka won · Kyushu 2024, day 1tsukiotoshi
  4. Kotonowaka won · Aki 2024, day 8oshidashi
  5. Shodai won · Kyushu 2023, day 8yorikiri
  6. Kotonowaka won · Aki 2023, day 1yorikiri
  7. Kotonowaka won · Nagoya 2023, day 5 (this bout)yorikiri
  8. Shodai won · Natsu 2023, day 6oshidashi
  9. Kotonowaka won · Haru 2023, day 9oshitaoshi
  10. Shodai won · Hatsu 2023, day 3oshidashi
  11. Shodai won · Kyushu 2022, day 3oshidashi
  12. Kotonowaka won · Aki 2022, day 5oshidashi
  13. Kotonowaka won · Nagoya 2022, day 1oshidashi
  14. Kotonowaka won · Natsu 2022, day 2tsukiotoshi
  15. Kotonowaka won · Haru 2022, day 13yorikiri
  16. Kotonowaka won · Aki 2021, day 8uwatenage