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 rikishi4 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
151Jonidan1,2421,505
152Jonidan1,2401,422
153Jonidan1,2401,404
154Jonidan1,2371,479
155Jonidan1,2311,479
156Jonidan1,2301,500
157Jonidan1,2291,524
158Jonidan1,2261,479
159Jonidan1,2261,476
160Jonidan1,2231,540
161Jonidan1,2201,490
162Jonidan
Sato
1,2171,447
163Jonidan1,2161,517
164Jonidan1,2141,453
165Jonidan1,2141,462
166Jonidan1,2081,532
167Jonidan1,2061,485
168Jonidan1,2061,483
169Jonidan1,2001,603
170Jonidan1,2001,497
171Jonidan1,1961,519
172Jonidan1,1951,492
173Jonidan1,1921,485
174Jonidan1,1891,520
175Jonidan1,1871,438
176Jonidan1,1831,560
177Jonidan1,1821,500
178Jonidan1,1801,439
179Jonidan1,1791,479
180Jonidan1,1771,421
181Jonidan1,1751,535
182Jonidan1,1731,456
183Jonidan1,1661,415
184Jonidan1,1541,367
185Jonidan1,1521,482
186Jonidan1,1501,425
187Jonidan1,1351,479
188Jonidan1,1341,499
189Jonidan1,1191,485
190Jonidan1,1101,575
191Jonidan
Koga
1,1091,429
192Jonidan1,1011,482
193Jonidan1,0961,876
194Jonidan1,0931,425
195Jonidan1,0461,516
196Jonidan1,0351,398
197Jonidan1,0211,425
198Jonidan
Hara
9411,418