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
1Sandanme1,6712,246
2Sandanme1,7592,228
3Sandanme1,5412,185
4Sandanme1,9422,149
5Sandanme1,5652,141
6Sandanme1,6982,126
7Sandanme1,7032,037
8Sandanme1,9062,016
9Sandanme1,7612,011
10Sandanme1,4511,963
11Sandanme1,5691,946
12Sandanme1,6671,924
13Sandanme1,5931,919
14Sandanme1,6441,896
15Sandanme1,7521,893
16Sandanme1,6341,891
17Sandanme1,5451,889
18Sandanme1,5231,886
19Sandanme1,6171,883
20Sandanme1,6541,872
21Sandanme1,6971,823
22Sandanme1,6491,816
23Sandanme1,7061,802
24Sandanme1,5991,793
25Sandanme1,7081,784
26Sandanme1,5991,781
27Sandanme1,6181,780
28Sandanme1,6171,780
29Sandanme1,4461,780
30Sandanme1,6661,767
31Sandanme1,6751,763
32Sandanme1,6481,762
33Sandanme1,5881,753
34Sandanme1,4901,753
35Sandanme1,6671,750
36Sandanme1,6451,745
37Sandanme1,5691,737
38Sandanme1,6931,733
39Sandanme1,6051,732
40Sandanme1,6581,731
41Sandanme
Naya
1,6731,731
42Sandanme
Aron
1,7071,729
43Sandanme1,5581,726
44Sandanme1,6211,724
45Sandanme1,5711,724
46Sandanme1,6081,723
47Sandanme1,7011,722
48Sandanme
Oka
1,5361,721
49Sandanme1,6961,717
50Sandanme1,5391,715