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
120 rikishi1 / 3 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
1Makushita1,8162,387
2Makushita1,6832,306
3Makushita
Akua
1,9422,270
4Makushita
Yago
1,7582,267
5Makushita1,6982,243
6Makushita1,9322,235
7Makushita1,9112,191
8Makushita1,7732,180
9Makushita
Mita
2,0872,143
10Makushita1,9192,134
11Makushita2,0652,124
12Makushita1,8472,104
13Makushita1,9592,092
14Makushita1,9122,064
15Makushita1,7302,064
16Makushita1,8812,048
17Makushita1,9262,042
18Makushita1,9002,033
19Makushita1,8482,029
20Makushita1,7922,025
21Makushita1,9362,009
22Makushita1,8731,985
23Makushita1,9521,984
24Makushita1,9801,980
25Makushita1,9751,975
26Makushita1,9741,974
27Makushita1,8421,971
28Makushita1,8371,971
29Makushita1,8781,969
30Makushita1,8281,968
31Makushita1,9651,965
32Makushita1,7911,958
33Makushita1,9561,956
34Makushita1,7231,953
35Makushita1,9521,952
36Makushita1,8141,941
37Makushita1,8921,939
38Makushita1,8331,937
39Makushita1,8091,935
40Makushita1,8331,929
41Makushita1,9251,925
42Makushita1,7821,924
43Makushita1,9231,923
44Makushita1,8971,919
45Makushita1,8141,917
46Makushita1,8691,917
47Makushita1,8841,913
48Makushita1,8921,906
49Makushita1,8591,905
50Makushita1,7501,904