Kototebakari against Kotokuzan, Aki 2023, day 14

KototebakariMakushita 9 East4-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KotokuzanMakushita 10 East3-4

Aki 2023, day 14, 23 September 2023. Makushita, bout 16 of 18. 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
64% KototebakariKotokuzan 36%

The ratings had Kototebakari the favourite, at 64%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

8 official meetingsCompare careers
Kototebakari 7Kotokuzan 1
  1. Kototebakari won · Hatsu 2026, day 10, Juryoyorikiri
  2. Kototebakari won · Kyushu 2025, day 13, Juryoyorikiri
  3. Kototebakari won · Aki 2025, day 14, Juryoyorikiri
  4. Kototebakari won · Hatsu 2025, day 3, Juryooshidashi
  5. Kotokuzan won · Aki 2024, day 8, Makushitatsukidashi
  6. Kototebakari won · Haru 2024, day 8, Makushitaoshidashi
  7. Kototebakari won · Hatsu 2024, day 12, Makushitayorikiri
  8. Kototebakari won · Aki 2023, day 14, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.