[4] However, he had to withdraw on the seventh day of his debut tournament after suffering injuries to his knees and an ankle in a bout with Kakizoe.

[4] He was hit by a hard face slap (harite) from Kakizoe following a matta or false start and appeared to briefly lose consciousness.

Having been unable to train properly he turned in a poor 3–12 record at juryo 5 in May 2008 and was relegated back to the makushita division.

Sakaizawa was ordered to retire by the Japan Sumo Association in April 2011 after being found guilty of match-fixing.

Sakaizawa is only the third wrestler to have to withdraw from his only tournament ranked in the top division, after Kenrokuzan [ja] in May 1926 (0-0-11) and Towanoyama in March 2002 (0–1–14).

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi