Taniguchi against Taranami, Hatsu 2026, day 8

Taniguchi2-2
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
Taranami1-3

Hatsu 2026, day 8, 18 January 2026. Sandanme, bout 2 of 36. 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
49% TaniguchiTaranami 51%

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

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Taniguchi 3Taranami 0
  1. Taniguchi won · Kyushu 2026, day 3, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Taniguchi won · Hatsu 2026, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi
  3. Taniguchi won · Natsu 2025, day 3, Sandanmetsukiotoshi