Sakusa vs Ushijima | WHO Actually is the Better Ace? 

Shiratorizawa doesn’t have a bad roster but their game plan is pretty much “let Ushijima spike as much as possible.” Ushijima doesn’t have a player on his squad who’s necessarily renowned in their position on a National level, but took them to the top 8 anyways. I think overall Ushijima does a better job of carrying his team more than any other Ace

Wakatoshi is purely tank based Ace while sakusa is more like technique like how he can curve his wrist so personally, I'd pick Sakusa

Love sakusa's vibe

Sakusa can wear a libero uniform then play libero and you won't notice a difference.

I want to see a episode of one of sakusa's matches and them telling us who is actually the better ace.

Pre-time skip: Ushijima Post-time skip: Sakusa

i agree and people use the argument that ushi puts a lot more pressure which makes a lot of sense but power can be countered, sakusas spin is insane.... im not saying it cant be countered but his technique is phenomenal and during the msby match his recieves are amazing, he got the first service ace and he was the the MVP during college. i love ushi a lot and the argument that hes better is solid but in my personal opinion id have to go with sakusa. hes also a pretty cool character in general and on top of that, pre timeskip he was literally a second year 😦

If an ace is someone who scores more points then Hinata should be ace of Karasuno, because he scores more points than Asahi but I think the ace is categorized as being the most consistent and reliable player who can score in a pinch, thus making Asahi the ace

Sakusa has the better technique which leads him in his high position. Generally if we are going based on the actual skill of the players Sakusa is better than that but we must thank Wakatoshi because depending on the team it might be harder to find someone to set for you if your left handed

They feel more like rivals to me. Sakusa seems to respect Ushijima, and likewise Ushijima to Sakusa

IMO i think sakusa is better because you left out the fact that he can tool the block and has one of the best ball placement in all of the characters in Haikyuu. Sakusa also has some pretty good strength and can receive much better. overall sakusa is better imo

I think you're wrong about one thing in particular. The notion that both Sakusa and Ushijima are equal in scoring potential is wrong in my opinion. There are a lot of mechanics which go in Wakatoshi's favor that aren't just "strength" and "southpaw" spin. The fact that he uses his left arm and approaches from the right side already gives him a latent advantage because most blockers will instinctively block the right side of his body and not his left, and for them to properly deny his left arm they'd need to fully shift themselves to that point but by doing that they leave a lot of room for him to cut. This is actually why he's always double marked, there's no way of covering his side at all. Now when he's double blocked it's imperative that the blockers need to either be equal in reach, jump at the same time, and of course jump high enough to block the ball at its apex. Off the bat the defense has to practically fill three objectives to even block him, and you could say that's true for all blockers but we've constantly see Ushiwaka actively take advantage of disparities in two-man blocks to target the lower blocker and smack it down on the weaker side. If the blockers aren't in place and there's a gap he can hit it straight through, and we ignore that Ushiwaka is pretty generous to never use quicks. If he ever just wanted to break the game he could request a quick set every time and break records, and if that wasn't enough even IF they got everything right, he could just spike clear over the blocks like we see in 9:37. Sakusa's biggest strength is block outs, gaps, crosses and straights. All spikers worthy of the top 5 can do that, its the fact that Ushijima can just ignore defenses and spike over and around if he wants that makes him all that imposing. Sakusa uses his skill because that's the only way he can score, Ushijima uses his pure strength because it's the simplest way but when we see later on in the game, he begins to make use of more skillful tactics. Ushijima is narratively written as the better one of the three as well, you can see this through all members actively looking "up" to Ushijima rather than viewing them as equals. Sakusa often questions how Kageyama beat Ushijima and doesn't believe something like that is doable for a reason, and that's because he's narratively the better of the trio. He also canonically beats Kiryuu and Motoya in Junior High, so that's that.

But I think that Ushijima is still better even if sakusa does more points Ushijima can mark in plenty of sutiation

Y’know I had a pretty good team last year. We had a 6’4 southpaw who had mad hops. A prodigy with powerful jump serves. A 6’0 middle who blocked almost every ball, and, most importantly, and incredible dashing Libero who never let the ball touch the ground. The sad part was the rest of the team couldn’t really spike or anything so we got predictable. We were like shiratorizawa and Dateko mixed into one. Of course most of the sets went to our Ushijima. But the setter wasn’t consistent so our Southpaw never got a run up in and still averaged 15-20 points a game. It was really a one man show. I always brag to my friends that I’m in Shiratorizawa but looking at the Haikyu team. One man can’t carry a team. 28-29 to the other team. Setter sets to Ushijima. I yell “SMASH IT” blocked. They got used to him. No one followed up because he tended to spike Over the block. Low set low spike. Lost game. I forgot to mention out Ushijima is 14. Like what the hell. Our oldest player was 15. And he was 5’5.

The official stats were released! Ushijima (jumping reach: 350 cm) Serve: 10/10 Serve Reception: 7/10 Dig: 8/10 Setting: 7/10 Spike: 10/10 Block: 8/10 Sakusa (jumping reach: 345 cm) Serve: 9/10 Serve Reception: 10/10 Dig: 8/10 Setting: 8/10 Spike: 10/10 Block: 8/10 Ushijima is better offensively, Sakusa is better defensively.

lmao i love how he basically said yuji nishida is ushijima in real life XD

Idk about you guys but I've played volleyball alot and if I was at match point and had to give the set to anyone it would be Ushijima.. I don't think Sakusa comes close in terms of strength power and athleticism And Ushijima doesn't come close in terms of his technique But it's still hard to chose since they're so different from each other I'd like to call this a Volleyball genius Vs Volleyball monster

Wait is Wakatoshi left handed, love that bc im also left handed-

Hinata after Time skip will end these twos whole career

Idk i would go with ushijima just because i think nobody can put pressure like him he is just so hard to play against mentally i don’t mean that does not go for sakusa but ushijima just makes you feel you are in front of unstoppable force with much much pressure

That lebron and curry comparison is so accurate HAHAHAHA

Well according to his cousin, Sakusa still a ways to go if he wants to stand up against Ushiwaka and lastly according to Final Guide Book Sakusa was Acknowledging the skill of Ushijima and attitude towards Volleyball since Middle School (He's idolizing Ushijima) But without Ushijima, do you think Sakusa and Hinata will get better? Not only them also Kiryū and Kageyama and Oikawa

sakusa 9/10 defense 9/10 spin 8/10 power 9/10 game sense ushijima 8/10 defense 8/10 spin 10/10 power 8/10 game sense

this also makes me wonder if sakusa’s spikes aim for injury

To anyone saying "but ushijimas power is better" power can be countered by a good defense, such as nishinoya, and sakusa both receiving his straights, but sakusa's spin would be a lot harder to counter. Sakusa can (most likely) use the flexibility of his wrists to spin the ball multiple different ways to where it would be much more difficult to actually receive or block his hits.

Personally I think Ushijima’s left hand thing is an advantage along with his power, but both of them are amazing and they both respect each other

Im going to disagree. The manga states that sakusa's SPIN is more difficult to handle than ushijama's, not his spikes overall. Nasty spin is effective against receives, not so much against blocks. Playing against blocks requires power, spike height, knowing angles to wipe and executing the spikes accurately, being able to read the blocks, and having counter measures when you get countered (ushijima, bokuto, hoshiumi and post skip hinata showed the most ability in most of these departments). The ace main role is to spike through blocks when the recieve is off, and sakusa is not particularly suited for that. He is the most effective when paired with with players that can open up the block for him, such as hinata or bokuto so he can exert his full potential botching recieves with his spin. And That's why he is playing WS as a pro and not opposite.

I think the comparaison of those 2 characters can be translate to real life with yuji nishida(ushikawa) and Thibault rossard(sakusa)

The Lebron and Curry comparison is really good

Since this video got more views than I initially expected. Comment down below what other versus battles that you guys wanna see!

I disagree, we know that even ushijima can put a lot of spin with Just sheer force. We know that in middle school he was able to surpass sakusa spin by sheer force(sakusa was amazed that someone could put more spin than him on a ball). He jumps higher, hit stronger, Is a Better blocker. Itachyama was considered the best team at the Nationals but without the setter they Lost to a team tha Lost the next game. Ushijima Is single handedly able to change the course of a game. From what we have seen of 3 of the other four top 5 spikers, no One of them Is able to polarize the game as ushijima can. We also know that ushijima Is a Monster even in the tecnical field. He changed the course of the Spike mid air in the game(nishinoya was impressed and didn't even know It was possible), so i dont see why should he be considered less skilled. And dont forget that he Is lefty. The blockers have to adapt to his form, also the spin Is different, noya that Is One of the best libero in the nation needed 1 set Just to be used to the spin. We should also consider the fact of having a player Like ushijima in the team, the fact of being lefty makes him play Like a Wing spiker in the opposite position, having the possibility of playing with two cannons instead of One and a good defensive player. Last but not the least stats are shit. Mika(suguru girlfriend) has 4/5 in game sense, the Same of Oikawa. Also She has 3/5 in Power while Hinata has 1/5.

I mean, correct me if I'm wrong but I read the manga and there was only a little explanation about Sakusa's overall abilities, so: The author show us at least one game played by the National top5, Aran Ojiro, Bokuto, Ushiwaka and Kiryu. Now I'm in the post-time skip but i'd would like to see how's the top1 Highschool ace is like

0:06 Having them compared with Barca and Madrid is genus

Not gonna watch cause of spoilers but What chapter should I start reading the manga if I’ve seen all of the anime episodes?

Its easier to practise against left handed hitters than Sakusa spin type

I would choose because he has power the guy literally spikes made tsukishima hands blide

It is Obviously Bokuto

Ok so this is what my finals pov on this is: Ushijima seems like he'd be he type of person to look scary and is scary? He's a total powerhouse and even though his family didn't really want him being left handed his dad still made the effort for him and now look he's a literal monster. I get confused how Karasuno wins alot if matches and sometimes I wish they didn't win. But yeah I feel like he has the overall power and stuff if u understand what I'm saying and then yeah he has a strong team and then we have basically Sakusa his team does get the upper hand of having a 180cm Libero because if longer body parts and as nishinoya said he would still be a Libero no matter how tall he is. And didn't kuroo say that Itachiyama is one of the favourites to win nationals so they are obviously a strong team along with shiratorizawa but ofc sakusa does get that upper hand with the spikes from that nasty spin on his spikes even seagull head said they are hard to receive I believe but yeah basically it's like a tank Vs a a person with knowledge kinda idk but the power winner is ushijima and the technique and skill goes to Sakusa I wouldn't be surprised if they were both in like first and second

Honestly didn’t notice him when he got mentioned in season 2 like I practically tuned out his name for some reason when it was mentioned. And now here I am absolutely loving him low key.

Aone and Oikawa played for Shiritorizawa (Ushujimzas team) then then they have demolished Karosono and have been a Major contender for Nationals

Great analogy to the NBA but i'll compare it a little more detailed: Ushijima is more like Michael jordan or Kobe Bryant (RIP forever), while MJ and KB don't rely on power they were always known for scoring and that's what Ushijima does best, scoring. Sakusa is more like Lebron minus the brute strength, like Sakusa, Lebron is an all-around good player. Lebron is good at scoring, good at rebounding the ball, good at distributing the ball, good at defense, etc. So in conclusion, Ushijima is like an even more powerful MJ and Sakusa is a less powerful Lebron.

Sakuse has the edge in spiking because hes shots are harder to receive because hes powerful spins can not be easily received well ushijima can be easily to receive with the proper technique as hinata did in the manga

I guess an Ace is the player that can score reliably, and if Ushijima and Sakusa were to both go and attempt to score all the points, Ushijima would be able to continue, because Ushijima seems to have more Stamina, and, like how you said, Sakusa would have less. In terms of a point getter, if both were to play in the same position, both would get the job done, so Id say they would be equal. But for qualifying as an ace, Ushijima would fit.

I am a volleyball player and in my opinion Sakusa's serves would be much harder to receive than Ushijima's because of the spin. I say this because with Ushijima's serves as long as I'm in the right spot I can get the ball up at least, obviously hoping my form doesn't break because of his power, but that isn't too much to worry about. On the other hand, Sakusa's serves, even if i'm in the right spot it'll be extremely difficult to get the ball to go up because the spin will most likely cause it to go off the side of my arm. Both Ushijimia and Sakusa are amazing players though and I don't think I could receive eithers serve!!

One thing i feel you didn’t put much into consideration would be the fact that Ushi is a left handed ace although I still see everything in sakusas favor that still would’ve been a nice point to add

in my opinion they are equal they both have there own ability my friend told me you cant win alone. but i dont know much about sakusa team but i do know shiratorizawa and most people dont know about sakusa team so the best team with 6 is probaly ushijimas in my opinion he is the better ace

You sounded like you personally supported Sakusa Don't worry man Mee too😂

I love Ushi but Omi Omi is just *Chef's kiss* ✨Sakusa Kiyoomi✨ supremacy 🙇‍♀️

I mean Ushiwaka goes on to become the ace of japan

Sakusa kiyoomi is a god at almost everything if not everything in volleyball

Can someone tell me who the hell actually won that one Spring tournament where everybody we know or care about got eliminated? Who the hell is that team who beat Itachiyama? Who the hell eliminated Kamomedai? Who the HELL beat Fukurodani in the Finals????

That basketball analogy was so accurate lmfao

To think Ushijima is 10kg more than Sakusa, and it's still blowing my mind! Like dude how can someone be so fit! Also pls remember that you compared the weight of the 19-20-year-old Yuji Nishida to the post-time skip Ushijima that is 24 years old Also I love how you use statistic method, research in the Haikyuu world, as well as the real life volleyball to make this content and comparison. Anyway, I love your content keep it up!

I find this pre hard to judge, as volleyball is a team sport and if one dig goes off or one set goes off it can mess up the hitter and there ability to hit, I feel like they're both good players in there own way and you can't really compare since one is left handed and the other is right sooo...

Bokuto ask Tsuki tu beat Ushijima,then bokuto will be the best..so Ushijima is the best perhaps ?

The better metric would be bokuto’s t shirt. And from that, I think Sakusa takes it (but almost negligible) bc I would probably be more inspired with him as a team mate

Sakura has flexible wrist for top spin ushijima has a south pow power hard to dig

According to Haikyuu stuff, Ojiro is #5, Bokuto #4, Ushijima #3, Kiryuu #2 and Sasuka #1 (the youngest is the #1)... We didn't have a lot of screen time about Itachiyama matchs, we didn't know how Sasuka played before post time skip... So, Ushijima looks really strong and amazing but Sasuka can score more points... Until a wild little Hinata appears!!!! :D Oh, and according to me, Yuji Nishida is a mix of Hinata and Ushijima

Someone finally said it!

it feels like ushijima wields a claymore that brutalizes the shield whereas, sakusa a curved blade that goes around the shield with dexterity.

on top of what you said, maybe you said it, but I wanted to point out, like we saw in the national retire with kageyama, how smart sakusa is: like you said, he hasnt got so much power like ushijima but he observes very well his opponent and the disposition of the player in the court to attack right where the opponent is open like when he did that spike at the end of court which was practically impossible to receive. So overall, apart from the things you said, with which I completely agree, sakusa's strenght lies also in his game sense, his intelligence and capability of observing the opponent

i think ushijima is the more experienced more athletic player his hes also missing any teammate on his caliber i think uishijima as a individual player is just a greater force on offense and defense

Not fully disagree but you have to check the other outside too because there are two of them and just one opposite so if you combine the two outsides attempts you'll see they're less then twice the opposite's, this is due to situations, preference of the setter, but most of the time hardest balls are set to the opposite cus that's just his job to hit. You can't compare this players on their positions, you have to put them in the same and then see who does better, but this will probably end up in one winning at certain position and loosing in another. Better way is checking the different elements of the sport and seeing how the players excel in them. This missunderstanding is from not being deeply into the sport like being a player or coach but I appreciate your enthusiasm. Keep it up!

I just started watching anime and I know what manga is but how do you know what happened

I disagree about the stamina fs - while ofc all pros have tons of stamina just from what we've seen Ushijima can play a whole game while being at the top of his game or at least close to it throughout and we just haven't seen anything which gives that level of stamina to Sakusa I also disagree about serving I don't think it's as clear cut as how you made it and I think it's very easy to call them equal here - Ushijima's serves have shown to ofc be at the pinnacle of power and he can easily hit ace after ace without receivers even touching the ball - this is similar to their spiking and if you believe that Sakusa's technique makes his spiking equal to Ushijima's which is fair then you have to agree that Ushijima's power and placement behind his serves is 100% equal to Sakusa's spin on his serves I think with his stamina and ability to score just as good if NOT BETTER than Sakusa throughout the game Ushijima would 100% score more points and even though Sakusa's position does get more sets we have repeatedly seen that this does not affect Ushijima's scoring AT ALL - a perfect example is the MSBY vs Adlers game where Ushijima might get less chances than Romero and Hoshiumi BUT still has more points than both Hoshiumi and Romero - both at the elite level with Romero being called a world class ace but still scoring less with more opportunities + this is with Ushijima having to against Hinata who is his counter in the match and the only one who can slow him down albeit barely Overall I think he can attribute to a team better especially when it's built around him as the ace I just can't see him performing any worse than Sakusa and can definitely see him performing better - Sakusa might fit better in a random team but even that is very debateable and any team where Ushijima is the ace he would perform better than Sakusa

Personally, I'm taking Ushijima, because it would be easier to create a team with an amazing Opposite, and Good Outside, then an amazing Outside and a good opposite.

It’s supposed to be Ushijima but no one seems to have an answer for Sakusa’s spins.

I was 21 when I reached 6'2" height & still weights 84kg now I am 23 & Around 6'3" but weight still 84kg & I am left handed & always played opposite.

When u said spoilers I thought it wasn’t gonna be a lot so I stayed... the first 10 seconds after instant click away

Sakusa : Ishikawa Ushijima : Nishida

5:58 Ushijima was blocked twice during the finals against Karasuno(1 for Tsukishima, and another for Hinata).

Usually the Opposite scores the most Points in a Game and get's the most sets. But it can of course be different from team to team. Also comparing two players from different Positions doesnt make sense and isn't very conclusive.

But how can we forget about ushijima's lefty spin which is itself quite unorthodox to recieve

I waited 2 years to watch this and if it’s not Sakusa I will cry

best ace: ushijima. best player: sakusa.

imo that ushijima's southpaw and strength will not be as effective the higher level you go. In highschool he stomps, but you would need more than that at an international level to be more relevant. even the southpaw wouldnt be as much of an advantage, even though it still is, just because players at an international level will know how to play against you so it's not an insta win. it's like in league where darius is considered broken in low elo but utter garbage in high elo and pro play. Also sakusa actually is confirmed to have won nationals. Not saying that ushijima hasn't won it but i don't think there was anything in the manga that stated that he has.

After timeskip ushijima is strong as f**k

1. Jump serve: oddly enough you're actually wrong, says Furudate. 2. Serve receive: Sakusa is better, hard agree. Not really debatable, especially considering Ushijima doesn't even need to play defense at this point. 3. Passing: Well, they're even. 4. Hitting: Sakusa definitely is going to get more sets, although that doesn't support the fact that he is better at hitting. Ushijima was easily the most dominant player we've ever seen and that was not taken into account. 5. Blocking: They're about even apparently. 6. Setting: Sakusa, although we never get to see either of the two set, nor does it exactly matter.

sakusa is a better all round player, ushijima's extra stamina is because we know deep into a 5 set match he can still give you close to 100% which would make you want to go to him when you need a point.

Ushijima is the better spiker when it comes to getting past blocks, but Sakusa is the better spike when getting past receives. they're both good all rounders with different playstyles so i don't think they can get ranked. When you reach a high enough level you cant compare

I just want to Know who Defeated shiratorizawa in Nationals

Btw, ushijimas position is more referred to as Rightside Hitter.. not many people actually say opposite. Just to help out some other people who would like to start volleyball.

I was about to say there's a reason why Sakusa is a starter and Ushijima is benched in the Japan vs Argentina match, then I remember Ushijima was benched in place for Hinata

Power : Ushijima Course and Rotation : Sakusa .

I haven't read the manga, i still stayed :D but like i actually wanna read the manga so can someone say/recommend where can/should i read it 👀

there is no one who come close to my man when its come to raw power i repeat no one ushjima is a beast so wakatoshi over sakusa any day

Why u underrated bro

I feel like sakusa will be better racking up pints when there ahead while ushijima would be better if they were losing

YOU ALL FORGOT ABOUT THE REAL LITTLE GIANT

As a volleyball player myself sheer power isn’t going to help you in volleyball much even though it’s effective there are also quite high chances of defence blocking you but if you have technique you have more probability to score points and we can see with nishida, ishikawa and Bruno rezende they all have power but more importantly technique

I can't choose I love both

I think this was very well made. But for "who is the better spiker" they are so equal so its all down to preference imo. Some people like heavy hitters and see it the best option whereas some see tackling the block and placing like Sakusa as safer as technique beats all. As for everything else, Sakusa beats ushi I agree

I’d rather receive sakusa spike weather or not I can bump it, sakusas spike won’t hurt, ushijimas will

As a college volleyball player, I believe that Ushijima is the better ace both before the time skip and after. They are on the Japan national team. So they would be playing teams like USA, Brazil, Italy... These teams have terrible defense when it comes to trying to defend brute force. But Liberos like Shoji practice against serves that are more like Sasuka’s where its not too powerful but lots of spin. On a word stage Ushijima is japan’s beast shot

Both basically cancel each other out in their respective styles.

Team sakusa have right to like this comment

I want to watch this video but idk if it has spoilers (im assuming it does) and I don’t know if theres a warning if there is a spoiler. Im currently reading the manga since the anime is over and trying to catch up

idk what yall doing. like the anime and the creator of the anime already told you that sakusa is the best ace in japan wich means that what in the anime tier list is, is fax everytime.

Hey guys I know it’s been a while, I’m thinking of making a comeback. What would u guys want to see

Sakusa is a ace of technique Ushijima is an ace of power.