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 rikishi7 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
301Sandanme1,5521,571
302Sandanme1,5511,575
303Sandanme1,5501,593
304Jonidan1,5501,610
305Sandanme1,5491,554
306Sandanme1,5471,688
307Sandanme1,5461,618
308Sandanme1,5451,889
309Sandanme1,5441,607
3101,5421,549
311Sandanme1,5412,185
312Sandanme1,5401,577
313Sandanme1,5391,715
314Jonidan1,5371,547
315Sandanme
Oka
1,5361,721
316Sandanme1,5361,536
317Sandanme1,5341,534
318Jonidan1,5341,644
319Sandanme1,5331,547
320Sandanme1,5301,597
321Jonidan1,5301,620
322Jonidan1,5291,529
323Sandanme1,5261,676
324Sandanme1,5251,532
325Sandanme1,5241,524
326Sandanme1,5231,886
327Sandanme1,5231,563
328Sandanme1,5231,561
329Sandanme1,5201,572
330Jonidan1,5161,946
331Sandanme
Dogo
1,5161,650
332Sandanme1,5161,651
333Sandanme1,5151,565
334Sandanme1,5131,601
335Sandanme1,5121,602
336Sandanme1,5091,539
337Sandanme1,5081,508
338Sandanme1,5061,561
339Sandanme1,5061,577
340Sandanme1,5061,540
341Sandanme1,5061,582
342Jonidan1,5011,570
343Sandanme1,5011,640
344Sandanme1,5011,519
345Sandanme1,5001,653
346Jonokuchi1,5001,500
347Jonokuchi
Uza
1,5001,500
348Jonokuchi1,5001,500
349Jonokuchi1,5001,500
350Jonokuchi1,5001,500