Kirizakura against Sakaefuji, Hatsu 2018, day 1

Kirizakura0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
Sakaefuji1-0

Hatsu 2018, day 1, 14 January 2018. Jonidan, bout 47 of 49. 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
44% KirizakuraSakaefuji 56%

The ratings had Sakaefuji the favourite, at 56%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kirizakura 1Sakaefuji 1
  1. Sakaefuji won · Hatsu 2018, day 1, Jonidan (this bout)oshidashi
  2. Kirizakura won · Nagoya 2015, day 4, Jonidanokuritaoshi