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
151Jonidan1,4141,470
152Jonidan1,3241,469
153Jonidan1,2741,468
154Jonidan1,2481,465
155Jonidan1,3801,462
156Jonidan1,3581,462
157Jonidan1,2141,462
158Jonidan1,3981,462
159Jonidan1,2851,460
160Jonidan1,2771,460
161Jonidan1,3331,459
162Jonidan1,4561,456
163Jonidan1,1731,456
164Jonidan1,4211,455
165Jonidan1,2141,453
166Jonidan1,3991,447
167Jonidan
Sato
1,2171,447
168Jonidan1,2911,446
169Jonidan1,3701,445
170Jonidan1,3051,445
171Jonidan1,3061,442
172Jonidan1,1801,439
173Jonidan
Kato
1,3021,439
174Jonidan1,3461,439
175Jonidan1,2471,439
176Jonidan1,1871,438
177Jonidan1,3731,436
178Jonidan
Fubu
1,3091,433
179Jonidan1,2441,433
180Jonidan1,2631,432
181Jonidan1,3671,430
182Jonidan
Koga
1,1091,429
183Jonidan1,0211,425
184Jonidan1,0931,425
185Jonidan1,1501,425
186Jonidan1,3111,422
187Jonidan1,4011,422
188Jonidan1,2401,422
189Jonidan1,1771,421
190Jonidan
Hara
9411,418
191Jonidan1,1661,415
192Jonidan1,3121,414
193Jonidan1,2401,404
194Jonidan1,2441,402
195Jonidan1,0351,398
196Jonidan1,3141,385
197Jonidan1,2471,382
198Jonidan1,1541,367