Kimarite Statistics - 2023 Kyushu

[Yubinhaad]

Hi all, here are the kimarite statistics for all divisions in the final basho of 2023.

Day 5 brought an extremely rare yobimodoshi as Kiyonohana threw down Baraki. It was the first yobimodoshi in just over a decade, and only the fifth in the 32 years for which all-division kimarite data is available.

Otsuji won his final bout of this basho with a sotokomata, the only one of those we've seen this year. It came with some very nifty footwork on the tawara and led to Tochikamiyama stepping out rather than falling down.

Earlier, Hogasho toppled the mighty oak that is Dewanojo with a chongake, although it should really have been called as a susoharai. Chongake is described as right-to-right or vice versa, whereas here you can see Hogasho uses his right to hook Dewanojo's left. Oh well.

Kimarite from kettei-sen bouts are not included in the statistics. (Temporary note for @Doitsuyama, those are not in the database at time of writing)

 

Kimarite	Makuuchi	Juryo	Makushita	Sandanme	Jonidan	Jonokuchi	Total	Percentage
Abisetaoshi	0	2	3	1	1	1	8	0.36%
Amiuchi	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.04%
Ashitori	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.04%
Chongake	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.04%
Fumidashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Fusen (default)	2	3	1	4	4	1	15	0.67%
Gasshohineri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Hansoku (foul)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Harimanage	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.04%
Hatakikomi	22	12	41	55	55	1	186	8.33%
Hikiotoshi	18	5	17	16	16	1	73	3.27%
Hikkake	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.04%
Ipponzeoi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Isamiashi	0	0	1	1	4	2	8	0.36%
Izori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Kainahineri	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	0.18%
Kakenage	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0.09%
Kakezori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Katasukashi	4	1	3	11	3	0	22	0.99%
Kawazugake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Kekaeshi	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0.09%
Ketaguri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Kimedashi	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	0.18%
Kimetaoshi	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0.09%
Kirikaeshi	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.09%
Komatasukui	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.04%
Koshikudake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Koshinage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Kotehineri	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.04%
Kotenage	10	3	4	9	9	0	35	1.57%
Kozumatori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Kubihineri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Kubinage	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	0.18%
Makiotoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Mitokorozeme	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Nichonage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Nimaigeri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Okuridashi	12	5	19	17	34	2	89	3.99%
Okurigake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Okurihikiotoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Okurinage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Okuritaoshi	0	1	4	1	6	0	12	0.54%
Okuritsuridashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Okuritsuriotoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Omata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Osakate	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.09%
Oshidashi	72	56	90	147	186	30	581	26.03%
Oshitaoshi	6	2	11	22	25	4	70	3.14%
Sabaori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sakatottari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Shitatedashinage	1	0	5	3	4	2	15	0.67%
Shitatehineri	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0.13%
Shitatenage	3	3	9	17	14	4	50	2.24%
Shumokuzori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sokubiotoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sotogake	0	0	2	5	0	0	7	0.31%
Sotokomata	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.04%
Sotomuso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sototasukizori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sukuinage	5	3	9	13	13	4	47	2.11%
Susoharai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Susotori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Tasukizori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Tokkurinage	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.04%
Tottari	2	1	0	0	2	0	5	0.22%
Tsukaminage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Tsukidashi	10	4	7	11	3	3	38	1.70%
Tsukihiza	0	0	1	2	2	0	5	0.22%
Tsukiotoshi	24	11	31	31	37	4	138	6.18%
Tsukitaoshi	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.09%
Tsukite	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04%
Tsumatori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Tsuridashi	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.13%
Tsuriotoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Tsutaezori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Uchigake	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0.13%
Uchimuso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Ushiromotare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Utchari	2	0	2	1	0	0	5	0.22%
Uwatedashinage	1	3	4	9	12	1	30	1.34%
Uwatehineri	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.09%
Uwatenage	9	8	19	26	25	4	91	4.08%
Waridashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Watashikomi	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.04%
Yaguranage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Yobimodoshi	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.04%
Yorikiri	76	63	91	130	154	22	536	24.01%
Yoritaoshi	16	7	26	34	36	0	119	5.33%
Zubuneri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%

 

13,678 honwari torikumi took place this year, which were decided by 67 kimarite (not counting fusen and hansoku). Oshidashi was the most common kimarite, accounting for 26.17% of bouts.

The following kimarite were not used in 2023 (difference from 2022 in brackets where relevant):

Gasshohineri (-1)
Kakezori
Kawazugake (-2)
Ketaguri
Koshinage (-1)
Kozumatori (-1)
Mitokorozeme
Nimaigeri
Okurigake
Okuritsuridashi
Sakatottari
Shumokuzori
Sotomuso
Sototasukizori
Susotori
Tasukizori (-1)
Tsukaminage
Tsumatori
Tsutaezori (-4)
Yaguranage

Edited November 29, 2023 by Yubinhaad

[Reonito]

Are there any kimarite that stand out for being used more frequently in the top division than overall? It struck me that 10 kotenage in makuuchi is a lot given its overall rate...

[bettega]

35 minutes ago, Reonito said:

Are there any kimarite that stand out for being used more frequently in the top division than overall? It struck me that 10 kotenage in makuuchi is a lot given its overall rate...

Just Kotenage by my Excel and a very few others - about double of the other divisions, but the numbers are very low (less than 5), so some variation is expected.

 

[Reonito]

1 hour ago, bettega said:

Just Kotenage by my Excel and a very few others - about double of the other divisions, but the numbers are very low (less than 5), so some variation is expected.

 

Yeah, I am curious if some techniques get used more at the higher levels, but don't want to over-interpret small sample sizes.

[just_some_guy]

On 29/11/2023 at 16:29, Reonito said:

Are there any kimarite that stand out for being used more frequently in the top division than overall? It struck me that 10 kotenage in makuuchi is a lot given its overall rate...

This depends on if you mean overall usage or per-capita usage.

Example: Hikiotoshi numbers (as in total instances) are pretty similar on this list between Makuuchi, Makushita, Sandanme, and Jonidan, but if you consider the fact that Makuuchi has much fewer rikishi than those others, the likelihood of seeing a Hikiotoshi in a Makuuchi match is far greater.

If you wanted to math it out you'd do [number of occurrences of the kimarite] / [number of wrestlers in the division in question] to get the per-capita usage of each one. So in our Hikiotoshi example, 18 Hikiotoshi / 42 makuuchi rikishi = around 0.42 usages of it for each Makuuchi rikishi in this basho. Makushita (next most frequent): 17 / 120 = 0.14 per rikishi this basho.

You could then do this over a great many basho and to find out what gets used most at each division. If you enjoy tedious data entry and math stuff, that is.

 

You probably already knew this but I was sort of typing as a method of thinking out loud so I'll leave it here for anyone who cares.

[Reonito]

26 minutes ago, just_some_guy said:

You could then do this over a great many basho and to find out what gets used most at each division. If you enjoy tedious data entry and math stuff, that is.

You probably already knew this but I was sort of typing as a method of thinking out loud so I'll leave it here for anyone who cares.

Haha, indeed. I of course meant per-capita. I very much enjoy math stuff; data entry, not so much 

[Ryoshishokunin]

Per capita's the wrong divisor.  Per match is better--since the sekitori get twice as many opportunities as the lower divisions.

[Yamanashi]

I think the presence of fringe kimarite in a particular basho depends on the presence of rikishi known for trying unusual techniques.  The collapse of Enho has decreased the number of strange tricks in Makuuchi, partially offset by the presence of Ura.

Of course, if you were to search the yearly numbers for a particular kimarite, you'd find it almost exclusively in the bottom ranks from 2017-2019, then appearing almost only in Juryo for 2020, then mostly in Makuuchi after that.  I'm referring to katasukashi, which Midorifuji wins with at a 24% clip, while it appears at only 1% for everyone else.

[Reonito]

Okay, I ran some quick numbers and in addition to kotenage, which is the one that initially jumped out at me, the other relatively commonly used techniques that were overrepresented by at least 2X in the top division are hikiotoshi and tsukidashi. Not sure what if anything to make of this (probably not much based on a single basho). No common kimarite was similarly underrepresented in makuuchi...

[RabidJohn]

I'm a little surprised Kotonowaka's osakate didn't rate a mention in the opening paragraph. First one I've ever seen and the 1st in makuuchi for around 13 years.

[just_some_guy]

18 hours ago, Ryoshishokunin said:

Per capita's the wrong divisor.  Per match is better--since the sekitori get twice as many opportunities as the lower divisions.

Valid point. Not sure why that slipped my mind.

[Yamanashi]

17 hours ago, Reonito said:

Okay, I ran some quick numbers and in addition to kotenage, which is the one that initially jumped out at me, the other relatively commonly used techniques that were overrepresented by at least 2X in the top division are hikiotoshi and tsukidashi. Not sure what if anything to make of this (probably not much based on a single basho). No common kimarite was similarly underrepresented in makuuchi...

The cynic in me thinks it's because the dohyo gets slipperier and slipperier as the day goes on.