Buken against Sakurafuji, Natsu 2017, day 6

Buken2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Sakurafuji3-0

Natsu 2017, day 6, 19 May 2017. Jonidan, bout 15 of 50. 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
54% BukenSakurafuji 46%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Buken 0Sakurafuji 3
  1. Sakurafuji won · Aki 2017, day 5, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Sakurafuji won · Nagoya 2017, day 7, Jonidanyorikiri
  3. Sakurafuji won · Natsu 2017, day 6, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.