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 rikishi10 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
451Jonidan1,3921,519
452Jonidan1,3921,494
453Jonidan1,3921,507
454Jonidan1,3891,520
455Jonidan1,3871,546
4561,3861,386
457Sandanme1,3841,594
458Jonidan1,3831,520
459Jonidan1,3811,509
460Jonokuchi1,3801,440
461Jonidan1,3801,462
462Jonidan1,3771,661
463Jonidan1,3741,582
464Jonidan1,3731,436
465Jonidan1,3701,477
466Jonidan1,3701,445
4671,3681,382
468Jonidan1,3671,430
469Jonidan1,3641,489
470Jonidan1,3621,495
471Jonidan1,3601,514
472Jonidan1,3581,462
473Jonidan1,3571,534
4741,3551,477
475Jonidan1,3511,700
476Jonidan1,3481,485
477Jonidan1,3461,439
478Jonidan1,3451,561
479Jonidan1,3431,492
480Jonidan1,3421,545
481Jonidan1,3371,499
482Jonidan1,3362,088
483Jonidan1,3331,459
484Jonidan1,3321,572
485Jonidan1,3291,520
486Jonokuchi1,3261,326
487Jonidan1,3241,469
488Jonidan1,3201,536
489Jonidan1,3181,489
490Jonidan1,3171,548
4911,3171,463
492Jonidan1,3161,471
493Jonidan1,3161,528
494Jonidan1,3141,385
495Jonidan1,3121,414
496Jonidan1,3111,422
497Jonidan1,3111,537
498Jonidan1,3111,540
499Jonidan1,3111,514
500Jonidan1,3091,478