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 rikishi4 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
151Makushita1,7701,842
152Makushita1,7641,784
153Sandanme1,7612,011
154Jonidan1,7611,767
155Makushita1,7611,796
156Makushita1,7591,798
157Sandanme1,7592,228
158Makushita
Yago
1,7582,267
159Makushita1,7521,787
160Sandanme1,7521,893
161Makushita1,7501,904
162Makushita1,7481,748
163Makushita1,7421,802
164Makushita1,7411,751
165Makushita1,7331,771
166Makushita1,7331,733
167Makushita1,7331,770
168Makushita1,7302,064
169Jonidan1,7291,816
170Makushita1,7231,953
171Makushita1,7221,722
172Makushita1,7221,748
173Makushita1,7191,740
174Makushita1,7161,724
175Makushita1,7141,772
176Makushita1,7121,753
177Makushita1,7101,725
178Sandanme1,7081,784
179Sandanme
Aron
1,7071,729
180Sandanme1,7061,802
181Makushita1,7061,821
182Jonokuchi1,7041,705
183Jonidan1,7032,049
184Sandanme1,7032,037
185Sandanme1,7011,722
186Makushita1,7011,701
187Makushita1,6982,243
188Sandanme1,6982,126
189Sandanme1,6971,823
190Makushita1,6971,697
191Sandanme1,6961,717
192Makushita1,6961,698
193Sandanme1,6951,695
194Makushita1,6941,694
195Sandanme1,6931,733
196Makushita1,6901,690
197Makushita1,6861,855
198Makushita1,6841,721
199Makushita
Soma
1,6841,689
200Makushita1,6832,306