List of active sumo wrestlers
The following is an alphabetical list of all active professional sumo wrestlers in the top makuuchi division, and all those currently in lower divisions who have a Wikipedia article. Please refer to Professional sumo divisions for more information about the separate divisions.
List
Wrestlers' ring names in Japanese are listed beneath their roman letter equivalents.
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current November 2016 banzuke by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button. The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those on the West.
Ranks in bold indicate a wrestler is debuting at a career high rank.
| Ring name | Current rank | Debut | Stable | Birthplace | Career and other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aminishiki 安美錦 |
Jūryō 8 East | 1997-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | six time sekiwake, brother of Asōfuji, winner of six Technique prizes |
| Amuuru 阿夢露 |
Jūryō 7 East | 2002-5 | Onomatsu | Russia, Lesozavodsk | best rank maegashira 5, only ethnic Russian remaining in sumo, injury plagued career, had string of winning tournaments on return from serious injury |
| Aoiyama 碧山 |
Maegashira 1 West | 2009-5 | Kasugano | Bulgaria, Elhovo | two time sekiwake, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi, and to reach sekiwake |
| Arawashi 荒鷲 |
Maegashira 10 West | 2003-1 | Minezaki | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 8, took over 11 years to reach makuuchi |
| Asasekiryū 朝赤龍 |
Jūryō 9 West | 2000-1 | Takasago | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | two time sekiwake, father held equivalent of komusubi in Mongolian wrestling |
| Chiyomaru 千代丸 |
Jūryō 1 East | 2007-7 | Kokonoe | Kagoshima | best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, older brother of komusubi Chiyoōtori |
| Chiyonokuni 千代の国 |
Maegashira 4 West | 2006-5 | Kokonoe | Mie | has come back multiple times from injuries, jūryō champion |
| Chiyoōtori 千代鳳 |
Maegashira 12 West | 2008-5 | Kokonoe | Kagoshima | one time komusubi, jūryō champion, stablemates with older brother Chiyomaru |
| Chiyoshōma 千代翔馬 |
Maegashira 10 East | 2009-9 | Kokonoe | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | 2nd makuuchi appearance |
| Chiyotairyū 千代大龍 |
Maegashira 14 West | 2011-5 | Kokonoe | Tokyo | one time komusubi, jūryō champion, university yokozuna |
| Daieishō 大栄翔 |
Jūryō 4 West | 2012-3 | Oitekaze | Saitama | best rank maegashira 9, only sekitori from populous Saitama prefecture |
| Daishōmaru 大翔丸 |
Maegashira 12 East | 2014-3 | Oitekaze | Ōsaka | best rank maegashira 7, former amateur yokozuna, followed previous year's amateur yokozuna, Endō into Oitekaze |
| Endō 遠藤 |
Maegashira 3 East | 2013-3 | Oitekaze | Ishikawa | best rank maegashira 1, two time amateur yokozuna, debuted at a high makushita 10, took championship in his jūryō debut |
| Fujiazuma 富士東 |
Makushita 4 East | 2003-3 | Tamanoi | Tokyo | best rank maegashira 4, first makuuchi wrestler coached by former ōzeki Tochiazuma |
| Gagamaru 臥牙丸 |
Maegashira 16 East | 2005-11 | Kise | Georgia, Tbilissi | one time komusubi, known for wide girth, third Georgian in makuuchi |
| Gōeidō 豪栄道 |
Ōzeki 1 East | 2005-1 | Sakaigawa | Ōsaka | held rank of sekiwake for a modern record 14 consecutive tournaments, one time makuuchi champion, chief rival of Tochiōzan since high school |
| Hakuhō 白鵬 |
Yokozuna 2 East | 2001-3 | Miyagino | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | holds the record for the most top division championships of all time, and for most wins in a calendar year at 86 |
| Harumafuji 日馬富士 |
Yokozuna 1 East | 2001-1 | Isegahama | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | third consecutive Mongolian to reach yokozuna rank, awarded 5 Technique prizes, winner of eight tournaments to date |
| Hidenoumi 英乃海 |
Maegashira 13 East | 2012-5 | Kise | Tokyo | best rank maegashira 12, faced stablemate Hamaguchi in lower division championship playoffs in two consecutive tournaments, a first in sumo history |
| Hokutōfuji 北勝富士 |
Maegashira 11 West | 2015-5 | Hakkaku | Saitama | makuuchi debut, jūryō champion, equal second fastest rise to top division since 1958 |
| Homarefuji 誉富士 |
Jūryō 8 West | 2008-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | best rank maegashira 6, from the same town as Mainoumi and the same high school as Masatsukasa |
| Ichinojō 逸ノ城 |
Maegashira 13 West | 2014-1 | Minato | Mongolia, Arkhangai | two time sekiwake, second foreign born makushita tsukedashi, champion in jūryō debut tournament |
| Ikioi 勢 |
Maegashira 8 West | 2005-3 | Isenoumi | Ōsaka | one time sekiwake, only wrestler from his stable in top division, jūryō champion |
| Ishiura 石浦 |
Maegashira 15 East | 2006-3 | Miyagino | Tottori | makuuchi debut, third wrestler from Tottori Prefecture to reach top division since WWII |
| Jōkōryū 常幸龍 |
Sandanme 23 West | 2011-7 | Kise | Tokyo | one time komusubi, former high school and college champion, holds the record for the most consecutive wins from entry into sumo, and the fastest rise to the top division |
| Kagamiō 鏡桜 |
Makushita 40 West | 2003-7 | Kagamiyama | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 9, first sekitori from his very small stable since the current coach Tagaryū was active in 1991, took jūryō championship after losing two playoffs in previous tournaments |
| Kagayaki 輝 |
Maegashira 9 West | 2010-3 | Takadagawa | Ishikawa | fourth makuuchi appearance |
| Kaisei 魁聖 |
Maegashira 2 East | 2006-9 | Tomozuna | Brazil, São Paulo | one time sekiwake, first Brazilian in top division |
| Kakuryū 鶴竜 |
Yokozuna 1 West | 2001-11 | Izutsu | Mongolia, Sükhbaatar aimag | newest yokozuna, only sekitori wrestler from his stable, known for his diligence |
| Kisenosato 稀勢の里 |
Ōzeki 1 West | 2002-3 | Tagonoura | Ibaraki | currently longest serving ōzeki, made top division at just 18, had a contentious rivalry with yokozuna Asashōryū |
| Kitataiki 北太樹 |
Jūryō 10 East | 1998-3 | Yamahibiki | Tokyo | best rank maegashira 2, took ten years to reach top division |
| Kotoshōgiku 琴奨菊 |
Ōzeki 2 East | 2002-1 | Sadogatake | Fukuoka | first Japanese born makuuchi champion since Tochiazuma in 2006, known for signature "hug and chug" style |
| Kotoyūki 琴勇輝 |
Maegashira 4 East | 2008-3 | Sadogatake | Kagawa | one time sekiwake, jūryō champion, first Kagawa native to reach makuuchi since 1958 |
| Kyokushūhō 旭秀鵬 |
Maegashira 11 East | 2007-5 | Tomozuna | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 4, was able to join the stable of his idol, fellow countryman Kyokutenhō |
| Masunoyama 舛ノ山 |
Jonidan 11 East | 2006-7 | Chiganoura | Chiba | best rank maegashira 4, half Filipino, first wrestler from his stable to make top division, working way back up ranks from long injury leave |
| Mitakeumi 御嶽海 |
Komusubi East | 2015-3 | Dewanoumi | Nagano | first time komusubi, makushita tsukedashi entrant with high expectations |
| Myōgiryū 妙義龍 |
Maegashira 9 East | 2009-5 | Sakaigawa | Hyōgo | seven time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut |
| Nishikigi 錦木 |
Maegashira 6 East | 2006-3 | Isenoumi | Iwate | 2nd member of Isenoumi stable in top division after Ikioi |
| Okinoumi 隠岐の海 |
Sekiwake West | 2005-1 | Hakkaku | Shimane | two time sekiwake, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years |
| Ōsunaarashi 大砂嵐 |
Jūryō 6 West | 2012-3 | Ōtake | Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate | best rank maegashira 1, jūryō champion, first wrestler in history from African continent, first Arab |
| Sadanofuji 佐田の富士 |
Jūryō 13 West | 2003-1 | Sakaigawa | Nagasaki | best rank maegashira 7, once released as Iwakiyama's tsukebito so he could concentrate on his wrestling |
| Sadanoumi 佐田の海 |
Maegashira 8 East | 2003-5 | Sakaigawa | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 1, took 11 years to reach makuuchi, repeated father's own feat of earning a Fighting Spirit prize in his top division debut. |
| Sagatsukasa 磋牙司 |
Makushita 25 West | 2005-1 | Irumagawa | Shizuoka | best rank maegashira 9, 1998 high school sumo yokozuna, one of the shortest recent sekitori |
| Satoyama 里山 |
Jūryō 14 East | 2004-3 | Onoe | Kagoshima | best rank maegashira 12, known for using a wide variety of techniques, still uses own rare surname as his ring name. |
| Seirō 青狼 |
Jūryō 11 West | 2005-7 | Shikoroyama | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 14, first spotted by then yokozuna Asashōryū in his younger years, ring name means "blue wolf" |
| Shōdai 正代直也 |
Maegashira 3 West | 2014-3 | Tokitsukaze | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 2, three different division championship, one in jūryō, has risen very quickly through the ranks |
| Shōhōzan 松鳳山 |
Maegashira 5 East | 2006-3 | Nishonoseki | Fukuoka | four time komusubi, bounced back from a two tournament suspension for baseball gambling to take makushita championship twice in a row |
| Shōtenrō 翔天狼 |
Makushita 19 East | 2001-3 | Fujishima | Mongolia, Khovd aimag | best rank maegashira 2, former junior wrestling champion at Mongolian Naadam festival |
| Sōkokurai 蒼国来 |
Maegashira 14 East | 2003-9 | Arashio | China, Inner Mongolia | best rank maegashira 4, reinstated after dismissal for match-fixing nullified in court, one of only two Chinese wrestlers, and the only sekitori |
| Takanoiwa 貴ノ岩 |
Maegashira 7 West | 2009-1 | Takanohana | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 3, jūryō champion, second from Takanohana stable to reach makuuchi |
| Takarafuji 宝富士 |
Maegashira 5 West | 2009-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | one time sekiwake, former amateur at Kinki University |
| Takayasu 高安 |
Sekiwake East | 2005-3 | Tagonoura | Ibaraki | two time sekiwake, still wrestles under real name, first sekitori born in the Heisei era, half Filipino |
| Takekaze 豪風 |
Maegashira 7 East | 2002-5 | Oguruma | Akita | one time sekiwake, collegiate champion, only top division wrestler from Akita prefecture |
| Tamawashi 玉鷲 |
Komusubi West | 2004-1 | Kataonami | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | two time komusubi, originally studied to work in hotel industry |
| Tenkaihō 天鎧鵬 |
Makushita 18 East | 2007-1 | Onoe | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 8, highest ranked wrestler at Onoe stable since Baruto's retirement |
| Terunofuji 照ノ富士 |
Ōzeki 2 West | 2011-7 | Isegahama | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | newest ōzeki, one time makuuchi champion, sent to Japan when his judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized his potential |
| Tochinoshin 栃ノ心 |
Maegashira 6 West | 2006-3 | Kasugano | Georgia, Mtskheta | one time sekiwake, fellow countryman of Kokkai, worked his way back up ranks after injury absence |
| Tochiōzan 栃煌山 |
Maegashira 1 East | 2005-1 | Kasugano | Kōchi | eleven time sekiwake, longtime rival of Gōeidō |
| Tokushōryū 徳勝龍 |
Jūryō 3 East | 2009-1 | Kise | Nara | best rank maegashira 4, in school years he was teammates with future top division regulars Tochiōzan, Takarafuji and others. |
| Toyohibiki 豊響 |
Maegashira 15 West | 2005-1 | Sakaigawa | Yamaguchi | best rank maegashira 2, on rise to top division, suffered only one make-koshi, currently has the active record for most makuuchi appearances without a san'yaku promotion |
| Toyonoshima 豊ノ島 |
Makushita 7 West | 2002-1 | Tokitsukaze | Kōchi | five time sekiwake, one of shortest wrestlers, performance in top division exceeded all expectations |
| Yoshiazuma 芳東 |
Sandanme 28 West | 1996-1 | Tamanoi | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 12, third slowest rise ever to makuuchi |
| Yoshikaze 嘉風 |
Maegashira 2 West | 2004-1 | Oguruma | Ōita | twice a sekiwake, college sumo champion, previously held record for most makuuchi appearances without a san'yaku promotion |