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
198 rikishi1 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
1Jonidan1,3362,088
2Jonidan1,4822,073
3Jonidan1,7032,049
4Jonidan1,7832,024
5Jonidan1,5161,946
6Jonidan1,2521,943
7Jonidan1,3081,877
8Jonidan1,0961,876
9Jonidan1,4361,865
10Jonidan1,3941,834
11Jonidan1,7291,816
12Jonidan1,4331,793
13Jonidan1,4571,793
14Jonidan1,4711,792
15Jonidan1,7611,767
16Jonidan1,4161,719
17Jonidan1,4671,714
18Jonidan1,2471,712
19Jonidan1,4761,707
20Jonidan1,4221,702
21Jonidan1,3511,700
22Jonidan1,3061,685
23Jonidan1,3771,661
24Jonidan1,2731,650
25Jonidan1,5341,644
26Jonidan1,4101,636
27Jonidan1,5561,624
28Jonidan1,6211,621
29Jonidan1,5301,620
30Jonidan1,3951,614
31Jonidan1,4131,612
32Jonidan1,5501,610
33Jonidan1,2001,603
34Jonidan1,5901,590
35Jonidan1,3941,587
36Jonidan1,4591,584
37Jonidan1,3741,582
38Jonidan1,2991,579
39Jonidan1,4561,577
40Jonidan1,1101,575
41Jonidan1,4441,572
42Jonidan1,3321,572
43Jonidan1,5011,570
44Jonidan1,4351,568
45Jonidan1,3451,561
46Jonidan1,4831,560
47Jonidan1,1831,560
48Jonidan
Kido
1,2471,559
49Jonidan1,5561,556
50Jonidan1,5551,555