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 rikishi3 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
101Sandanme1,5441,607
102Sandanme1,5412,185
103Sandanme1,5401,577
104Sandanme1,5391,715
105Sandanme
Oka
1,5361,721
106Sandanme1,5361,536
107Sandanme1,5341,534
108Sandanme1,5331,547
109Sandanme1,5301,597
110Sandanme1,5261,676
111Sandanme1,5251,532
112Sandanme1,5241,524
113Sandanme1,5231,563
114Sandanme1,5231,886
115Sandanme1,5231,561
116Sandanme1,5201,572
117Sandanme1,5161,651
118Sandanme
Dogo
1,5161,650
119Sandanme1,5151,565
120Sandanme1,5131,601
121Sandanme1,5121,602
122Sandanme1,5091,539
123Sandanme1,5081,508
124Sandanme1,5061,561
125Sandanme1,5061,577
126Sandanme1,5061,582
127Sandanme1,5011,519
128Sandanme1,5011,640
129Sandanme1,5001,653
130Sandanme
Amao
1,4991,618
131Sandanme1,4981,585
132Sandanme1,4981,515
133Sandanme
Suio
1,4971,600
134Sandanme1,4901,753
135Sandanme1,4901,557
136Sandanme1,4891,597
137Sandanme1,4861,558
138Sandanme1,4851,580
139Sandanme1,4851,495
140Sandanme1,4811,481
141Sandanme1,4801,480
142Sandanme1,4761,537
143Sandanme1,4721,599
144Sandanme1,4711,578
145Sandanme1,4711,529
146Sandanme1,4691,485
147Sandanme1,4681,536
148Sandanme1,4661,583
149Sandanme1,4641,474
150Sandanme1,4631,542