Kitanowaka against Aoiyama, Kyushu 2023, day 8

Kitanowaka4-4
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Aoiyama5-3

Kyushu 2023, day 8, 19 November 2023. Makuuchi, bout 1 of 21. 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
57% KitanowakaAoiyama 43%

The ratings had Kitanowaka the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanowaka 2Aoiyama 0
  1. Kitanowaka won · Natsu 2024, day 15, Juryooshidashi
  2. Kitanowaka won · Kyushu 2023, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.