Sakurajima against Yamaguchi, Haru 2001, day 1

Sakurajima0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
Yamaguchi1-0

Haru 2001, day 1, 11 March 2001. Jonidan, bout 3 of 56. 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
56% SakurajimaYamaguchi 44%

The ratings had Sakurajima ahead, at 56%, but Yamaguchi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sakurajima 0Yamaguchi 2
  1. Yamaguchi won · Kyushu 2002, day 14, Jonidanoshitaoshi
  2. Yamaguchi won · Haru 2001, day 1, Jonidan (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.