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 rikishi12 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
551Jonidan1,2261,476
552Jonidan1,2231,540
553Jonokuchi1,2211,519
554Jonidan1,2201,490
555Jonidan
Sato
1,2171,447
556Jonidan1,2161,517
557Jonidan1,2141,462
558Jonidan1,2141,453
559Jonidan1,2121,615
560Jonidan1,2081,532
561Makushita1,2081,841
562Jonidan1,2061,485
563Jonidan1,2061,483
564Jonidan1,2001,497
565Jonidan1,2001,603
566Jonidan1,1961,519
567Jonidan1,1951,492
568Jonidan1,1921,485
569Jonidan1,1891,520
570Jonidan1,1871,438
571Jonidan1,1831,560
572Jonidan1,1821,500
573Jonidan1,1801,439
574Jonidan1,1791,479
575Jonidan1,1771,421
576Jonidan1,1751,535
577Jonidan1,1731,456
578Jonidan1,1661,415
579Jonidan1,1541,367
580Jonidan1,1521,482
581Jonidan1,1501,425
582Jonidan1,1351,479
583Jonidan1,1341,499
584Jonokuchi1,1201,463
585Jonidan1,1191,485
586Jonidan1,1101,575
587Jonidan
Koga
1,1091,429
588Jonidan1,1011,482
589Jonidan1,1011,409
590Jonokuchi1,1001,438
591Jonidan1,0961,876
592Jonidan1,0931,425
593Jonokuchi1,0631,480
594Jonokuchi1,0571,421
595Jonokuchi1,0541,366
596Jonokuchi1,0531,422
597Jonidan1,0461,516
598Sandanme1,0421,472
599Jonidan1,0351,398
600Jonokuchi1,0311,478