Grand Sumo Data — Rikishi

ELO Ranking

What is ELO?

ELO rating expresses a wrestler's relative strength as a single number, weighting the strength of each opponent (originally from chess). Beating stronger opponents raises it more; losing to weaker ones drops it more.

Method: every rikishi starts at 1500; all 749,759 bouts since 1958 are processed chronologically. After each bout the rating shifts by K(32) × (result − expected), winner up / loser down. Retired rikishi show their peak ELO.

Top 10 Active ELO
1霧島
2,670
2若隆景
2,659
3豊昇龍
2,650
4安青錦
2,636
5大の里
2,617
8王鵬
2,533
9琴勝峰
2,517
10高安
2,498
ELO Distribution
800
1100
1400
1700
2000
2300
2600
Min ELO per division
Makuuchi2,173
Juryo1,988
Makushita1,625
Sandanme1,434
Jonidan941
198 rikishi2 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
51Jonidan1,4211,501
52Jonidan1,4191,500
53Jonidan1,4171,475
54Jonidan1,4161,719
55Jonidan1,4141,470
56Jonidan1,4131,612
57Jonidan1,4121,527
58Jonidan1,4101,636
59Jonidan1,4051,484
60Jonidan1,4031,482
61Jonidan1,4011,422
62Jonidan1,4001,500
63Jonidan1,3991,447
64Jonidan1,3981,462
65Jonidan1,3961,479
66Jonidan1,3951,614
67Jonidan1,3941,834
68Jonidan1,3941,587
69Jonidan1,3941,488
70Jonidan1,3931,518
71Jonidan1,3931,519
72Jonidan1,3921,519
73Jonidan1,3921,494
74Jonidan1,3921,507
75Jonidan1,3891,520
76Jonidan1,3871,546
77Jonidan1,3831,520
78Jonidan1,3811,509
79Jonidan1,3801,462
80Jonidan1,3771,661
81Jonidan1,3741,582
82Jonidan1,3731,436
83Jonidan1,3701,445
84Jonidan1,3701,477
85Jonidan1,3671,430
86Jonidan1,3641,489
87Jonidan1,3621,495
88Jonidan1,3601,514
89Jonidan1,3581,462
90Jonidan1,3571,534
91Jonidan1,3511,700
92Jonidan1,3481,485
93Jonidan1,3461,439
94Jonidan1,3451,561
95Jonidan1,3431,492
96Jonidan1,3421,545
97Jonidan1,3371,499
98Jonidan1,3362,088
99Jonidan1,3331,459
100Jonidan1,3321,572