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
160 rikishi2 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
51Sandanme
Koki
1,6171,667
52Sandanme1,6171,883
53Sandanme1,6171,638
54Sandanme1,6171,780
55Sandanme1,6151,639
56Sandanme1,6151,630
57Sandanme1,6121,686
58Sandanme1,6111,659
59Sandanme1,6081,664
60Sandanme1,6081,723
61Sandanme1,6051,628
62Sandanme1,6051,732
63Sandanme1,6041,620
64Sandanme1,6031,663
65Sandanme1,6001,649
66Sandanme1,5991,781
67Sandanme1,5991,610
68Sandanme1,5991,793
69Sandanme1,5981,678
70Sandanme1,5931,919
71Sandanme1,5921,638
72Sandanme1,5921,592
73Sandanme1,5881,753
74Sandanme1,5821,623
75Sandanme1,5791,593
76Sandanme1,5751,678
77Sandanme1,5741,673
78Sandanme1,5741,574
79Sandanme1,5711,724
80Sandanme1,5701,704
81Sandanme1,5691,737
82Sandanme1,5691,946
83Sandanme1,5691,596
84Sandanme1,5651,675
85Sandanme1,5652,141
86Sandanme1,5611,593
87Sandanme1,5601,714
88Sandanme1,5591,559
89Sandanme1,5581,726
90Sandanme1,5571,599
91Sandanme1,5561,561
92Sandanme1,5541,582
93Sandanme1,5531,578
94Sandanme1,5521,571
95Sandanme1,5511,575
96Sandanme1,5501,593
97Sandanme1,5491,554
98Sandanme1,5471,688
99Sandanme1,5461,618
100Sandanme1,5451,889