Yamaguchi against Itakozakura, Aki 2020, day 10

YamaguchiJonokuchi 18 East2-3
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
ItakozakuraJonokuchi 22 West3-2

Aki 2020, day 10, 22 September 2020. Jonokuchi, bout 7 of 14. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
47% YamaguchiItakozakura 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

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Yamaguchi 5Itakozakura 2
  1. Yamaguchi won · Hatsu 2026, day 5, Jonokuchioshidashi
  2. Yamaguchi won · Kyushu 2025, day 9, Jonokuchioshidashi
  3. Yamaguchi won · Aki 2024, day 15, Jonokuchioshidashi
  4. Itakozakura won · Natsu 2023, day 2, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  5. Yamaguchi won · Hatsu 2023, day 3, Jonokuchioshidashi
  6. Yamaguchi won · Nagoya 2022, day 13, Jonidanyorikiri
  7. Itakozakura won · Aki 2020, day 10, Jonokuchi (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.