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 rikishi3 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
101Jonidan1,3291,520
102Jonidan1,3241,469
103Jonidan1,3201,536
104Jonidan1,3181,489
105Jonidan1,3171,548
106Jonidan1,3161,528
107Jonidan1,3161,471
108Jonidan1,3141,385
109Jonidan1,3121,414
110Jonidan1,3111,537
111Jonidan1,3111,540
112Jonidan1,3111,422
113Jonidan1,3111,514
114Jonidan1,3091,478
115Jonidan
Fubu
1,3091,433
116Jonidan1,3081,877
117Jonidan1,3061,685
118Jonidan1,3061,442
119Jonidan1,3051,445
120Jonidan
Kato
1,3021,439
121Jonidan1,2991,579
122Jonidan1,2971,511
123Jonidan1,2961,500
124Jonidan1,2951,518
125Jonidan1,2941,483
126Jonidan1,2911,446
127Jonidan1,2851,460
128Jonidan1,2831,520
129Jonidan1,2821,485
130Jonidan1,2781,482
131Jonidan1,2771,460
132Jonidan1,2751,480
133Jonidan1,2741,468
134Jonidan1,2731,650
135Jonidan1,2671,522
136Jonidan1,2631,432
137Jonidan
Ai
1,2621,520
138Jonidan1,2611,482
139Jonidan1,2591,490
140Jonidan1,2521,943
141Jonidan1,2521,537
142Jonidan1,2491,520
143Jonidan1,2481,465
144Jonidan
Kido
1,2471,559
145Jonidan1,2471,382
146Jonidan1,2471,712
147Jonidan1,2471,439
148Jonidan1,2441,519
149Jonidan1,2441,433
150Jonidan1,2441,402