Hakubizan against Sakaguchiyama, Kyushu 2011, day 8

HakubizanJonidan 99 East1-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SakaguchiyamaJonidan 103 East2-1

Kyushu 2011, day 8, 20 November 2011. Jonidan, bout 3 of 47. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
47% HakubizanSakaguchiyama 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

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Hakubizan 0Sakaguchiyama 4
  1. Sakaguchiyama won · Aki 2012, day 4, Jonidanoshidashi
  2. Sakaguchiyama won · Nagoya 2012, day 10, Jonidanyorikiri
  3. Sakaguchiyama won · Haru 2012, day 11, Jonidantsukidashi
  4. Sakaguchiyama won · Kyushu 2011, day 8, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.