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
160 rikishi1 / 4 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
1Sandanme1,9422,149
2Sandanme1,9062,016
3Sandanme1,7612,011
4Sandanme1,7592,228
5Sandanme1,7521,893
6Sandanme1,7081,784
7Sandanme
Aron
1,7071,729
8Sandanme1,7061,802
9Sandanme1,7032,037
10Sandanme1,7011,722
11Sandanme1,6982,126
12Sandanme1,6971,823
13Sandanme1,6961,717
14Sandanme1,6951,695
15Sandanme1,6931,733
16Sandanme1,6751,763
17Sandanme
Naya
1,6731,731
18Sandanme1,6712,246
19Sandanme1,6671,924
20Sandanme1,6671,750
21Sandanme1,6661,715
22Sandanme1,6661,767
23Sandanme1,6621,707
24Sandanme1,6611,661
25Sandanme1,6581,731
26Sandanme1,6541,872
27Sandanme1,6521,652
28Sandanme1,6521,652
29Sandanme1,6511,684
30Sandanme1,6491,816
31Sandanme1,6481,655
32Sandanme1,6481,762
33Sandanme1,6461,692
34Sandanme1,6451,656
35Sandanme1,6451,745
36Sandanme1,6441,896
37Sandanme1,6431,655
38Sandanme1,6401,640
39Sandanme1,6391,647
40Sandanme1,6391,698
41Sandanme1,6381,666
42Sandanme1,6361,711
43Sandanme1,6341,891
44Sandanme1,6331,650
45Sandanme1,6281,707
46Sandanme1,6251,686
47Sandanme1,6231,664
48Sandanme1,6221,622
49Sandanme1,6211,724
50Sandanme1,6181,780