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 rikishi9 / 13 pages
RankBanzukeRikishiCurPeak
401Jonidan1,4501,495
402Jonidan1,4481,539
403Sandanme1,4481,598
404Jonidan1,4471,532
405Sandanme1,4461,780
406Jonidan1,4441,511
407Jonidan1,4441,572
408Jonokuchi1,4441,444
409Sandanme1,4431,498
410Jonidan1,4401,554
411Jonidan1,4371,527
412Jonidan1,4361,865
413Jonidan1,4361,519
414Jonidan1,4351,568
415Sandanme1,4351,533
416Jonokuchi1,4341,533
417Sandanme1,4341,522
418Jonidan1,4331,793
4191,4311,431
420Jonokuchi1,4301,430
421Jonidan1,4281,488
422Jonidan1,4261,509
423Jonidan1,4221,702
424Jonidan1,4211,455
425Jonidan1,4211,501
426Jonidan1,4191,500
4271,4181,418
428Jonidan1,4171,475
429Jonidan1,4161,719
430Jonidan1,4141,470
431Jonidan1,4131,612
432Jonidan1,4121,527
433Jonidan1,4101,636
434Jonokuchi1,4091,515
435Jonidan1,4051,484
4361,4051,443
437Jonidan1,4031,482
438Jonidan1,4011,422
439Jonidan1,4001,500
440Jonidan1,3991,447
441Jonidan1,3981,462
442Jonokuchi1,3971,397
443Jonidan1,3961,479
444Jonokuchi1,3961,396
445Jonidan1,3951,614
446Jonidan1,3941,834
447Jonidan1,3941,488
448Jonidan1,3941,587
449Jonidan1,3931,519
450Jonidan1,3931,518