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Basic
yorikiri
Lifetime usage
21 bouts
Share of all bouts
27.41%
Last used
Day 16 of July (Nagoya) 2026
Category
Basic
Description

What it is

Yorikiri (寄り切り, 'frontal force out') is a basic kimarite where the rikishi maintains a grip on their opponent's mawashi and forces them out of the ring. This is the most common kimarite in sumo and is the result of 32.4% of all professional matches.

From English Wikipedia (article), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career leaders

Top yorikiri users among current sekitori

Most-used technique counts from JSA per-rikishi profiles. Current top two divisions only; not an all-time leaderboard.

  1. Asahakuryu29×
  2. Asanoyama27×
  3. Dewanoryu26×
  4. Asasuiryu24×
  5. Wakatakakage22×
  6. Fujiseiun21×
  7. Kotoeiho21×
  8. Aonishiki21×
Recent winners

Most recent bouts decided by yorikiri

BashoDayWinnerLoserDiv.
July (Nagoya) 202616AonishikiKirishimaMakuuchi
July (Nagoya) 202616ShonannoumiToshinofujiJuryo
July (Nagoya) 202616AsahifujiWakamiyabiMakushita
July (Nagoya) 202616AsahifujiFudohoMakushita
July (Nagoya) 202616TenshoyamaTochimusashiSandanme
July (Nagoya) 202615WakaarataKotohiranumaJonokuchi
July (Nagoya) 202615ChiyoshinzanKyonosatoJonokuchi
July (Nagoya) 202615DewanowakaUzaJonokuchi