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
612 rikishi11 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
501Jonidan
Fubu
1,3091,433
502Jonidan1,3081,877
503Jonokuchi1,3071,539
504Jonidan1,3061,685
505Jonidan1,3061,442
506Jonidan1,3051,445
507Jonidan1,3041,504
508Jonidan
Kato
1,3021,439
509Jonokuchi1,3011,432
510Jonidan1,2991,579
511Jonidan1,2971,511
512Jonidan1,2961,500
513Jonidan1,2951,518
514Jonidan1,2941,483
515Jonidan1,2911,446
516Jonidan1,2851,460
517Jonidan1,2831,520
518Jonidan1,2821,485
519Jonidan1,2781,482
520Jonidan1,2771,460
521Jonidan1,2751,480
522Jonidan1,2741,468
523Jonokuchi1,2731,428
524Jonidan1,2731,650
525Jonidan1,2671,522
526Jonidan1,2631,432
527Jonidan
Ai
1,2621,520
528Jonidan1,2611,482
529Jonidan1,2591,490
530Jonokuchi1,2521,443
531Jonidan1,2521,943
532Jonidan1,2521,537
533Jonidan1,2491,520
534Jonidan1,2481,465
535Jonidan
Kido
1,2471,559
536Jonidan1,2471,382
537Jonidan1,2471,439
538Jonidan1,2471,712
539Jonidan1,2441,519
540Jonidan1,2441,433
541Jonidan1,2441,402
542Jonidan1,2421,505
543Jonidan1,2401,422
544Jonidan1,2401,404
545Jonidan1,2371,479
546Jonidan1,2311,479
547Jonidan1,2301,500
548Jonidan1,2291,524
549Jonokuchi1,2261,313
550Jonidan1,2261,479