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
101Sandanme1,5991,610
102Sandanme1,5441,607
103Sandanme1,5121,602
104Sandanme1,5131,601
105Sandanme
Suio
1,4971,600
106Sandanme1,4721,599
107Sandanme1,5571,599
108Sandanme1,4481,598
109Sandanme1,5301,597
110Sandanme1,4891,597
111Sandanme1,5691,596
112Sandanme1,5791,593
113Sandanme1,5501,593
114Sandanme1,5611,593
115Sandanme1,5921,592
116Sandanme1,4981,585
117Sandanme1,4661,583
118Sandanme1,5541,582
119Sandanme1,5061,582
120Sandanme1,4851,580
121Sandanme1,5531,578
122Sandanme1,4711,578
123Sandanme1,5401,577
124Sandanme1,5061,577
125Sandanme1,5511,575
126Sandanme1,5741,574
127Sandanme1,5201,572
128Sandanme1,5521,571
129Sandanme1,5151,565
130Sandanme1,5231,563
131Sandanme1,5061,561
132Sandanme1,5231,561
133Sandanme1,5561,561
134Sandanme1,5591,559
135Sandanme1,4861,558
136Sandanme1,4901,557
137Sandanme1,4541,554
138Sandanme1,5491,554
139Sandanme1,5331,547
140Sandanme1,4631,542
141Sandanme1,5091,539
142Sandanme1,4761,537
143Sandanme1,5361,536
144Sandanme1,4681,536
145Sandanme1,5341,534
146Sandanme1,4351,533
147Sandanme1,5251,532
148Sandanme1,4711,529
149Sandanme1,5241,524
150Sandanme1,4341,522