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
120 rikishi1 / 3 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
1Makushita
Mita
2,0872,143
2Makushita2,0652,124
3Makushita1,9801,980
4Makushita1,9751,975
5Makushita1,9741,974
6Makushita1,9651,965
7Makushita1,9592,092
8Makushita1,9561,956
9Makushita1,9521,984
10Makushita1,9521,952
11Makushita
Akua
1,9422,270
12Makushita1,9362,009
13Makushita1,9322,235
14Makushita1,9262,042
15Makushita1,9251,925
16Makushita1,9231,923
17Makushita1,9192,134
18Makushita1,9122,064
19Makushita1,9112,191
20Makushita1,9011,901
21Makushita1,9011,901
22Makushita1,9002,033
23Makushita1,8971,919
24Makushita1,8921,939
25Makushita1,8921,906
26Makushita1,8841,913
27Makushita1,8812,048
28Makushita1,8781,969
29Makushita1,8771,877
30Makushita1,8731,985
31Makushita1,8731,889
32Makushita1,8721,872
33Makushita1,8711,871
34Makushita1,8711,871
35Makushita1,8691,917
36Makushita1,8681,881
37Makushita1,8591,905
38Makushita1,8571,857
39Makushita1,8561,885
40Makushita1,8482,029
41Makushita1,8472,104
42Makushita1,8471,878
43Makushita1,8421,971
44Makushita1,8371,971
45Makushita1,8361,877
46Makushita1,8341,834
47Makushita1,8331,833
48Makushita1,8331,937
49Makushita1,8331,929
50Makushita1,8281,853