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 rikishi5 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
201Makushita1,6791,679
202Makushita1,6771,754
203Makushita1,6761,773
204Makushita1,6751,675
205Sandanme1,6751,763
206Sandanme
Naya
1,6731,731
207Sandanme1,6712,246
208Sandanme1,6671,924
209Sandanme1,6671,750
210Sandanme1,6661,767
211Sandanme1,6661,715
212Makushita1,6641,741
213Sandanme1,6621,707
214Sandanme1,6611,661
215Sandanme1,6581,731
216Makushita1,6581,658
217Makushita1,6571,657
218Sandanme1,6541,872
219Sandanme1,6521,652
220Sandanme1,6521,652
221Sandanme1,6511,684
222Makushita1,6511,801
223Makushita1,6501,650
224Sandanme1,6491,816
225Sandanme1,6481,655
2261,6481,648
227Sandanme1,6481,762
228Sandanme1,6461,692
229Sandanme1,6451,656
230Sandanme1,6451,745
231Sandanme1,6441,896
232Sandanme1,6431,655
233Sandanme1,6401,640
234Sandanme1,6391,698
235Sandanme1,6391,647
236Sandanme1,6381,666
237Sandanme1,6361,711
238Sandanme1,6341,891
239Makushita1,6331,701
240Sandanme1,6331,650
241Sandanme1,6281,707
242Makushita1,6251,625
243Sandanme1,6251,686
244Sandanme1,6231,664
245Sandanme1,6221,622
246Sandanme1,6211,724
247Jonidan1,6211,621
248
Kaki
1,6191,619
249Sandanme1,6181,780
250Sandanme
Koki
1,6171,667