Sakabayashi against Akatsuki, Hatsu 2021, day 7

SakabayashiSandanme 61 East2-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AkatsukiSandanme 62 West1-3

Hatsu 2021, day 7, 16 January 2021. Sandanme, bout 17 of 42. 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
47% SakabayashiAkatsuki 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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sakabayashi 2Akatsuki 0
  1. Sakabayashi won · Nagoya 2022, day 2, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Sakabayashi won · Hatsu 2021, day 7, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.