Sakuraba against Sawaisamu, Hatsu 2023, day 8

SakurabaJonokuchi 14 East1-3
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
SawaisamuJonokuchi 15 West0-3

Hatsu 2023, day 8, 15 January 2023. Jonokuchi, bout 2 of 6. 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
71% SakurabaSawaisamu 29%

The ratings had Sakuraba the favourite, at 71%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Sakuraba 1Sawaisamu 0
  1. Sakuraba won · Hatsu 2023, day 8, Jonokuchi (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.