外掛け · sotogake · Leg-tripping techniques
3,936 recorded bouts have been decided by this technique — 0.61% of all bouts in the database, ranking it 17 of 87 by frequency.
Written 外掛け, read そとがけ and romanised sotogake. The Japan Sumo Association classes it as leg-tripping techniques (掛け手).
The English name here follows NHK WORLD-JAPAN (GRAND SUMO Highlights - Techniques). We do not translate technique names ourselves.
| Wrestler | Times | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 漣 | 18 | 回数 西幕下六枚目 |
| 森 | 15 | 元三段目五十九枚目 |
| 豊昇龍 | 15 | 東横綱 |
| 琴翼 | 12 | 西三段目二十四枚目 |
| 宇瑠寅 | 12 | 東序二段七十八枚目 |
From the association’s own tally, which covers a different (shorter) period than the bout counts above. Names are given in Japanese.