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 rikishi6 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
251Sandanme1,6171,780
252Sandanme1,6171,638
253Sandanme
Koki
1,6171,667
254Sandanme1,6151,630
255Sandanme1,6151,639
256Makushita1,6141,838
257Sandanme1,6121,686
258Sandanme1,6111,659
259Sandanme1,6081,723
260Sandanme1,6081,664
261Sandanme1,6051,732
262Sandanme1,6051,628
263Sandanme1,6041,620
264Sandanme1,6031,663
265Sandanme1,6001,649
266Sandanme1,5991,781
267Sandanme1,5991,610
268Sandanme1,5991,793
269Sandanme1,5981,678
270Sandanme1,5931,919
271Sandanme1,5921,638
272Sandanme1,5921,592
273Jonidan1,5901,590
274Sandanme1,5881,753
2751,5861,586
276Sandanme1,5821,623
2771,5801,580
278Sandanme1,5791,593
279Sandanme1,5751,678
280Sandanme1,5741,673
281Sandanme1,5741,574
282Sandanme1,5711,724
283Sandanme1,5701,704
284Sandanme1,5691,596
285Sandanme1,5691,946
286Sandanme1,5691,737
287Sandanme1,5652,141
288Sandanme1,5651,675
289Sandanme1,5611,593
290Sandanme1,5601,714
291Sandanme1,5591,559
292Sandanme1,5581,726
293Sandanme1,5571,599
294Sandanme1,5561,561
295Jonidan1,5561,556
296Jonidan1,5561,624
297Jonidan1,5551,555
298Jonidan1,5541,554
299Sandanme1,5541,582
300Sandanme1,5531,578