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 rikishi3 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
101Makushita1,8771,877
102Makushita1,8731,985
103Makushita1,8731,889
104Makushita1,8721,872
105Makushita1,8711,871
106Makushita1,8711,871
107Makushita1,8691,917
108Makushita1,8681,881
109Makushita1,8591,905
110Makushita1,8571,857
111Makushita1,8561,885
112Makushita1,8482,029
113Makushita1,8471,878
114Makushita1,8472,104
115Makushita1,8421,971
116Makushita1,8371,971
117Makushita1,8361,877
118Makushita1,8341,834
119Makushita1,8331,833
120Makushita1,8331,929
121Makushita1,8331,937
122Makushita1,8281,853
123Makushita1,8281,968
124Makushita1,8231,823
125Makushita1,8181,818
126Makushita
Kaki
1,8161,842
127Makushita1,8162,387
128Makushita1,8141,941
129Makushita1,8141,917
130Makushita1,8121,890
131Makushita1,8091,935
132Makushita1,8051,878
133Makushita1,8031,824
134Makushita1,7981,812
135Makushita1,7981,798
136Makushita1,7971,806
137Makushita1,7961,890
138Makushita1,7941,831
139Makushita1,7922,025
140Makushita1,7911,855
141Makushita1,7911,958
142Makushita1,7901,790
143Makushita1,7881,839
144Makushita1,7871,787
145Makushita1,7841,830
146Makushita1,7831,783
147Jonidan1,7832,024
148Makushita1,7821,782
149Makushita1,7821,924
150Makushita1,7732,180