Sotogake (外掛; "outside leg trip") is a kimarite in which the attacker wraps his calf around the opponent's calf from the outside and drives him over backwards. Lyoto Machida, with a sumo background, has successfully used this multiple times in the course of his mixed martial arts career.
From English Wikipedia (article), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most-used technique counts from JSA per-rikishi profiles. Current top two divisions only; not an all-time leaderboard.
| Basho | Day | Winner | Loser | Div. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July (Nagoya) 2026 | 11 | Oyamada | Shimizuumi | Makushita |
| July (Nagoya) 2026 | 10 | Goseizan | Kakueizan | Makushita |
| July (Nagoya) 2026 | 8 | Yoshinofuji | Fujinokawa | Makuuchi |
| July (Nagoya) 2026 | 7 | Kotokawabuchi | Azumanami | Jonokuchi |
| July (Nagoya) 2026 | 1 | Fujiseiun | Kotoeiho | Makuuchi |
| May (Natsu) 2026 | 14 | Ikazuchido | Kiyota | Makushita |
| May (Natsu) 2026 | 11 | Fujitensei | Hanaoka | Makushita |
| May (Natsu) 2026 | 8 | Anryukai | Matsuzawa | Jonidan |