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 rikishi2 / 3 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
51Makushita1,8281,853
52Makushita1,8231,823
53Makushita1,8181,818
54Makushita1,8162,387
55Makushita
Kaki
1,8161,842
56Makushita1,8141,917
57Makushita1,8141,941
58Makushita1,8121,890
59Makushita1,8091,935
60Makushita1,8051,878
61Makushita1,8031,824
62Makushita1,7981,798
63Makushita1,7981,812
64Makushita1,7971,806
65Makushita1,7961,890
66Makushita1,7941,831
67Makushita1,7922,025
68Makushita1,7911,958
69Makushita1,7911,855
70Makushita1,7901,790
71Makushita1,7881,839
72Makushita1,7871,787
73Makushita1,7841,830
74Makushita1,7831,783
75Makushita1,7821,782
76Makushita1,7821,924
77Makushita1,7732,180
78Makushita1,7701,842
79Makushita1,7641,784
80Makushita1,7611,796
81Makushita1,7591,798
82Makushita
Yago
1,7582,267
83Makushita1,7521,787
84Makushita1,7501,904
85Makushita1,7481,748
86Makushita1,7421,802
87Makushita1,7411,751
88Makushita1,7331,771
89Makushita1,7331,770
90Makushita1,7331,733
91Makushita1,7302,064
92Makushita1,7231,953
93Makushita1,7221,748
94Makushita1,7221,722
95Makushita1,7191,740
96Makushita1,7161,724
97Makushita1,7141,772
98Makushita1,7121,753
99Makushita1,7101,725
100Makushita1,7061,821