Saigo against Sakaguchi, Aki 1998, day 8

SaigoMakushita 34 East1-3
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
SakaguchiMakushita 38 East0-4

Aki 1998, day 8, 20 September 1998. Makushita, bout 14 of 32. 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
47% SaigoSakaguchi 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Saigo 1Sakaguchi 0
  1. Saigo won · Aki 1998, day 8, Makushita (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.