Tenkaizan against Sakaefuji, Haru 2012, day 9

TenkaizanJonidan 85 West3-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SakaefujiJonidan 84 West2-3

Haru 2012, day 9, 19 March 2012. Jonidan, bout 8 of 45. 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
58% TenkaizanSakaefuji 42%

The ratings had Tenkaizan the favourite, at 58%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Tenkaizan 1Sakaefuji 0
  1. Tenkaizan won · Haru 2012, day 9, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.