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 rikishi8 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
351Jonokuchi1,5001,500
352Sandanme
Amao
1,4991,618
353Sandanme1,4981,585
354Sandanme1,4981,515
355Sandanme
Suio
1,4971,600
356Jonidan1,4911,491
357Sandanme1,4901,557
358Sandanme1,4901,753
359Jonidan1,4891,489
360Sandanme1,4891,597
361Jonidan
Goto
1,4881,488
362Jonidan1,4881,488
363Sandanme1,4861,558
364Sandanme1,4851,495
365Sandanme1,4851,580
366Jonidan1,4831,560
367Jonidan1,4822,073
368Sandanme1,4811,481
369Sandanme1,4801,480
370Jonidan1,4771,477
371Jonidan1,4761,707
372Sandanme1,4761,537
373Jonokuchi1,4741,474
3741,4731,473
375Sandanme1,4721,599
376Sandanme1,4711,578
377Sandanme1,4711,529
378Jonidan1,4711,792
379Sandanme1,4691,485
380Sandanme1,4681,536
381Jonidan1,4671,714
382Jonidan1,4661,502
383Sandanme1,4661,583
384Sandanme1,4641,474
385Jonidan1,4641,541
386Sandanme1,4631,542
387Sandanme1,4631,491
3881,4611,461
389Jonokuchi1,4611,461
390Jonidan1,4591,584
391Jonidan1,4571,793
392Jonidan1,4561,577
393Jonidan1,4561,456
394Sandanme1,4551,668
395Jonidan1,4551,507
396Jonidan1,4541,548
397Sandanme1,4541,554
398Sandanme1,4511,600
399Sandanme1,4511,642
400Sandanme1,4511,963