Sakabayashi against Hokutoiwa, Nagoya 2022, day 12

SakabayashiSandanme 74 East4-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
HokutoiwaSandanme 80 West5-1

Nagoya 2022, day 12, 21 July 2022. Sandanme, bout 8 of 34. 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
51% SakabayashiHokutoiwa 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sakabayashi 1Hokutoiwa 1
  1. Sakabayashi won · Natsu 2024, day 12, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Hokutoiwa won · Nagoya 2022, day 12, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.