Higonoryu against Sakura, Hatsu 2019, day 7

HigonoryuJonidan 104 East4-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SakuraJonidan 99 West3-1

Hatsu 2019, day 7, 19 January 2019. Jonidan, bout 4 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
56% HigonoryuSakura 44%

The ratings had Higonoryu 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

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Higonoryu 2Sakura 1
  1. Higonoryu won · Hatsu 2022, day 3, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Sakura won · Aki 2020, day 11, Jonidanyorikiri
  3. Higonoryu won · Hatsu 2019, day 7, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.