Tochitsurugi against Saisu, Hatsu 1979, day 8

TochitsurugiJuryo 12 West5-3
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
SaisuJuryo 4 West4-4

Hatsu 1979, day 8, 14 January 1979. Juryo, bout 9 of 13. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
37% TochitsurugiSaisu 63%

The ratings had Saisu ahead, at 63%, but Tochitsurugi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

13 official meetingsCompare careers
Tochitsurugi 4Saisu 9
  1. Tochitsurugi won · Hatsu 1984, day 10oshidashi
  2. Saisu won · Aki 1983, day 13yorikiri
  3. Saisu won · Hatsu 1983, day 6yoritaoshi
  4. Tochitsurugi won · Kyushu 1982, day 8hatakikomi
  5. Saisu won · Aki 1982, day 3kotenage
  6. Saisu won · Nagoya 1982, day 9oshitaoshi
  7. Tochitsurugi won · Haru 1982, day 11hikiotoshi
  8. Saisu won · Hatsu 1982, day 9, Juryohatakikomi
  9. Saisu won · Aki 1981, day 15, Juryohikiotoshi
  10. Saisu won · Natsu 1981, day 1, Juryoyorikiri
  11. Saisu won · Nagoya 1980, day 5, Makushita
  12. Saisu won · Nagoya 1979, day 1, Juryooshitaoshi
  13. Tochitsurugi won · Hatsu 1979, day 8, Juryo (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.