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
51Makushita1,9011,901
52Makushita1,9011,901
53Makushita1,7961,890
54Makushita1,8121,890
55Makushita1,8731,889
56Makushita1,8561,885
57Makushita1,8681,881
58Makushita1,8471,878
59Makushita1,8051,878
60Makushita1,8771,877
61Makushita1,8361,877
62Makushita1,8721,872
63Makushita1,8711,871
64Makushita1,8711,871
65Makushita1,8571,857
66Makushita1,7911,855
67Makushita1,8281,853
68Makushita1,7701,842
69Makushita
Kaki
1,8161,842
70Makushita1,7881,839
71Makushita1,8341,834
72Makushita1,8331,833
73Makushita1,7941,831
74Makushita1,7841,830
75Makushita1,8031,824
76Makushita1,8231,823
77Makushita1,7061,821
78Makushita1,8181,818
79Makushita1,7981,812
80Makushita1,7971,806
81Makushita1,7421,802
82Makushita1,6511,801
83Makushita1,7981,798
84Makushita1,7591,798
85Makushita1,7611,796
86Makushita1,7901,790
87Makushita1,7521,787
88Makushita1,7871,787
89Makushita1,7641,784
90Makushita1,7831,783
91Makushita1,7821,782
92Makushita1,6761,773
93Makushita1,7141,772
94Makushita1,7331,771
95Makushita1,7331,770
96Makushita1,6771,754
97Makushita1,7121,753
98Makushita1,7411,751
99Makushita1,7481,748
100Makushita1,7221,748