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
51Sandanme1,5391,715
52Sandanme1,5601,714
53Sandanme1,6361,711
54Sandanme1,6281,707
55Sandanme1,6621,707
56Sandanme1,5701,704
57Sandanme1,6391,698
58Sandanme1,6951,695
59Sandanme1,6461,692
60Sandanme1,5471,688
61Sandanme1,6251,686
62Sandanme1,6121,686
63Sandanme1,6511,684
64Sandanme1,5981,678
65Sandanme1,5751,678
66Sandanme1,5261,676
67Sandanme1,5651,675
68Sandanme1,5741,673
69Sandanme1,4551,668
70Sandanme
Koki
1,6171,667
71Sandanme1,6381,666
72Sandanme1,6081,664
73Sandanme1,6231,664
74Sandanme1,6031,663
75Sandanme1,6611,661
76Sandanme1,6111,659
77Sandanme1,6451,656
78Sandanme1,6431,655
79Sandanme1,6481,655
80Sandanme1,5001,653
81Sandanme1,6521,652
82Sandanme1,6521,652
83Sandanme1,5161,651
84Sandanme
Dogo
1,5161,650
85Sandanme1,6331,650
86Sandanme1,6001,649
87Sandanme1,6391,647
88Sandanme1,4511,642
89Sandanme1,6401,640
90Sandanme1,5011,640
91Sandanme1,6151,639
92Sandanme1,5921,638
93Sandanme1,6171,638
94Sandanme1,6151,630
95Sandanme1,6051,628
96Sandanme1,5821,623
97Sandanme1,6221,622
98Sandanme1,6041,620
99Sandanme
Amao
1,4991,618
100Sandanme1,5461,618