Simple superlatives about active wrestlers. Pick a tab that catches your eye and dig into the numbers.
All active wrestlers as of the latest tournament, sorted by weight (heaviest first).
How to Read This Page
Professional sumo has no weight classes: wrestlers under 100 kg face giants of more than 200 kg in the same ring. How a wrestler overcomes a size gap is one of the great attractions of the sport, and knowing who the heaviest and lightest wrestlers are makes it easier to imagine how a bout will unfold just from the matchup.
The rankings on this page are compiled from the wrestler data (height, weight, date of birth, and rank) published by the Japan Sumo Association for each tournament, as of the most recent tournament. Height and weight are updated with each tournament's measurements, so the order changes from tournament to tournament. Ages are calculated from the date of birth at the time you view the page.
"Longest at the same rank" counts how many consecutive tournaments, going back from the latest one, a wrestler has stayed at the same rank (east and west are not distinguished). Because a winning record normally moves a wrestler up and a losing record moves him down, staying put for long happens only at protected ranks such as yokozuna and ozeki, or when a wrestler keeps alternating narrow winning and losing records. Select a wrestler's name to see his rank history and career record.