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
101Jonidan1,4211,501
102Jonidan1,4191,500
103Jonidan1,4001,500
104Jonidan1,2961,500
105Jonidan1,2301,500
106Jonidan1,1821,500
107Jonidan1,3371,499
108Jonidan1,1341,499
109Jonidan1,2001,497
110Jonidan1,4501,495
111Jonidan1,3621,495
112Jonidan1,3921,494
113Jonidan1,1951,492
114Jonidan1,3431,492
115Jonidan1,4911,491
116Jonidan1,2201,490
117Jonidan1,2591,490
118Jonidan1,3641,489
119Jonidan1,4891,489
120Jonidan1,3181,489
121Jonidan1,3941,488
122Jonidan1,4281,488
123Jonidan1,4881,488
124Jonidan
Goto
1,4881,488
125Jonidan1,3481,485
126Jonidan1,1921,485
127Jonidan1,2821,485
128Jonidan1,2061,485
129Jonidan1,1191,485
130Jonidan1,4051,484
131Jonidan1,2941,483
132Jonidan1,2061,483
133Jonidan1,1521,482
134Jonidan1,2611,482
135Jonidan1,4031,482
136Jonidan1,2781,482
137Jonidan1,1011,482
138Jonidan1,2751,480
139Jonidan1,2371,479
140Jonidan1,3961,479
141Jonidan1,2311,479
142Jonidan1,1351,479
143Jonidan1,2261,479
144Jonidan1,1791,479
145Jonidan1,3091,478
146Jonidan1,4771,477
147Jonidan1,3701,477
148Jonidan1,2261,476
149Jonidan1,4171,475
150Jonidan1,3161,471