List of active sumo wrestlers

The following is an alphabetical list of prominent active professional sumo wrestlers.

List

Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the current May 2015 banzuke by clicking the Current rank sorting button.
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 Ryūji Maegashira 2 West 1997-1 Isegahama Aomori six time sekiwake, brother of Asōfuji, winner of five Technique prizes
Amuuru Mitsuhiro Maegashira 16 West 2002-5 Onomatsu Russia, Lesozavodsk best rank maegashira 14, only ethnic Russian remaining in sumo, injury plagued career, has string of winning tournaments since return from serious injury
Aoiyama Kōsuke Maegashira 6 West 2009-5 Tagonoura Bulgaria, Elhovo two time sekiwake, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi, and to reach sekiwake
Arawashi Tsuyoshi Maegashira 12 East 2003-1 Minezaki Mongolia, Ulan Bator best rank maegashira 8, took over 11 years to reach makuuchi
Asasekiryū Tarō Jūryō 3 East 2000-1 Takasago Mongolia, Ulan Bator two time sekiwake, father held equivalent of komusubi in Mongolian wrestling
Chiyomaru Kazuki Maegashira 13 West 2007-7 Kokonoe Kagoshima best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, older brother of komusubi Chiyoōtori
Chiyonokuni Toshiki Makushita 18 West 2006-5 Kokonoe Mie best rank maegashira 8, jūryō champion
Chiyoōtori Yūki Maegashira 4 East 2008-5 Kokonoe Kagoshima best rank komusubi, jūryō champion, stablemates with older brother Chiyomaru
Chiyotairyū Hidemasa Jūryō 2 West 2011-5 Kokonoe Tokyo best rank komusubi, jūryō champion, university yokozuna
Daidō Kenji Jūryō 8 West 2005-3 Onomatsu Tokyo best rank maegashira 8, former amateur wrestler at Senshu University
Endō Shōta Maegashira 9 West 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 Kazuyoshi Maegashira 13 East 2003-3 Tamanoi Tokyo best rank maegashira 4, first makuuchi wrestler produced by former ōzeki Tochiazuma
Gagamaru Masaru Maegashira 6 East 2005-11 Kise Georgia, Tbilissi best rank komusubi, known for wide gerth, third Georgian in makuuchi
Gōeidō Gōtarō Ōzeki 2 West 2005-1 Sakaigawa Ōsaka newest ōzeki, at rank of sekiwake for a modern record 14 consecutive tournaments, chief rival of Tochiōzan since high school
Hakuhō Shō Yokozuna 1 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 Kōhei Yokozuna 1 West 2001-1 Isegahama Mongolia, Ulan Bator third consecutive Mongolian to reach yokozuna rank, awarded 5 Technique prizes, winner of six tournaments to date
Homarefuji Yoshiyuki Maegashira 9 East 2008-1 Isegahama Aomori best rank maegashira 7, from the same town as Mainoumi and the same high school as Masatsukasa
Ichinojō Takashi Komusubi West 2014-1 Minato Mongolia, Arkhangai best rank sekiwake, second foreign born makushita tsukedashi, champion in jūryō debut tournament
Ikioi Shōta Maegashira 10 East 2005-3 Isenoumi Ōsaka best rank komusubi, only wrestler from his stable in top division, jūryō champion
Jōkōryū Takayuki Maegashira 15 East 2011-7 Kise Tokyo best rank 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
Kaisei Ichirō Maegashira 11 East 2006-9 Tomozuna Brazil, São Paulo best rank maegashira 1, first Brazilian in top division
Kakuryū Rikisaburō Yokozuna 2 East 2001-11 Izutsu Mongolia, Sükhbaatar aimag newest yokozuna, only sekitori wrestler from his stable, known for his diligence
Kisenosato Yutaka Ōzeki 1 East 2002-3 Tagonoura Ibaraki currently longest serving ōzeki, made top division at just 18, had a contentious rivalry with yokozuna Asashōryū
Kitataiki Akeyoshi Maegashira 5 East 1998-3 Kitanoumi Tokyo best rank maegashira 2, took ten years to reach top division
Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro Ōzeki 1 West 2002-1 Sadogatake Fukuoka first Japanese ōzeki after Kaiō's retirement, known for signature "hug and chug" style
Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi Maegashira 15 West 2008-3 Sadogatake Kagawa best rank maegashira 9, jūryō champion, first Kagawa native to reach makuuchi since 1958
Kyokushūhō Kōki Maegashira 11 West 2007-5 Ōshima Mongolia best rank maegashira 10, was able to join the stable of his idol, fellow countryman Kyokutenhō
Kyokutenhō Masaru Maegashira 14 West 1992-3 Ōshima Mongolia, Nalaikh three time sekiwake, only remaining member of first wave of Mongolians to enter sumo, oldest top division championship holder in the history of modern sumo, oldest wrestler by several years currently in top division
Masunoyama Tomoharu Makushita 1 East 2006-7 Chiganoura Chiba best rank maegashira 4, half Filipino, first wrestler from his stable to make top division
Myōgiryū Yasunari Sekiwake West 2009-5 Sakaigawa Hyōgo five time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut
Okinoumi Ayumi Maegashira 10 West 2005-1 Hakkaku Shimane best rank sekiwake, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years
Ōsunaarashi Kintarō Maegashira 3 West 2012-3 Ōtake Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate again at best rank maegashira 3, first wrestler in history from African continent, first Arab
Sadanofuji Akihiro Maegashira 7 West 2003-1 Sakaigawa Nagasaki once released as Iwakiyama's tsukebito so he could concentrate on his wrestling
Sadanoumi Takashi Maegashira 3 East 2003-5 Sakaigawa Kumamoto best rank maegashira 2, took 11 years to reach makuuchi, repeated father's own feat of earning a Fighting Spirit prize in his top division debut.
Sagatsukasa Hiroyuki Makushita 9 East 2005-1 Irumagawa Shizuoka best rank maegashira 9, 1998 high school sumo yokozuna, one of the shortest recent sekitori
Satoyama Kōsaku Jūryō 4 East 2004-3 Onoe Kagoshima best rank maegashira 12, still uses own rare surname as his ring name.
Shōhōzan Yūya Jūryō 3 West 2006-3 Matsugane Fukuoka four time komusubi, bounced back from a two tournament suspension for baseball gambling to take makushita championship twice in a row
Shōtenrō Taishi Jūryō 6 West 2001-3 Fujishima Mongolia, Khovd aimag best rank maegashira 2, former junior wrestling champion at Mongolian Naadam festival
Sōkokurai Eikichi Maegashira 7 East 2003-9 Arashio China, Inner Mongolia reinstated after dismissal for match-fixing nullified in court
Takanoiwa Yoshimori Maegashira 16 East 2009-1 Takanohana Mongolia, Ulan Bator best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, second from Takanohana stable to reach makuuchi
Takarafuji Daisuke Maegashira 1 East 2009-1 Isegahama Aomori best rank maegashira 1, former amateur at Kinki University
Takayasu Akira Maegashira 8 West 2005-3 Tagonoura Ibaraki two time komusubi, still wrestles under real name, first sekitori born in the Heisei era, half Filipino
Takekaze Akira Maegashira 8 East 2002-5 Oguruma Akita best rank sekiwake, collegiate champion, only top division wrestler from Akita prefecture
Tamaasuka Daisuke Jūryō 6 East 1998-3 Kataonami Aichi best rank maegashira 9, two time jūryō winner
Tamawashi Ichirō Maegashira 5 West 2004-1 Kataonami Mongolia, Ulan Bator best rank komusubi, originally studied to work in hotel industry
Tenkaihō Takayuki Jūryō 2 East 2007-1 Onoe Kumamoto best rank maegashira 8, highest ranked wrestler at Onoe stable since Baruto's retirement
Terunofuji Haruo Sekiwake East 2011-7 Isegahama Mongolia two time sekiwake, sent to Japan when his judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized his potential
Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi Maegashira 1 West 2006-3 Kasugano Georgia, Mtskheta four time komusubi, fellow countryman of Kokkai, working way back up ranks after injury absence
Tochiōzan Yūichirō Komusubi East 2005-1 Kasugano Kōchi seven time sekiwake, longtime rival of Gōeidō
Tokitenkū Yoshiaki Jūryō 1 East 2002-7 Tokitsukaze Mongolia, Töv aimag three time komusubi, consistent maegashira performer
Tokushōryū Makoto Maegashira 4 West 2009-1 Kise Nara in school years he was teammates with future top division regulars Tochiōzan, Takarafuji and others.
Tosayutaka Yūya Jūryō 14 West 2007-3 Tokitsukaze Kōchi best rank maegashira 1, first wrestler from his stable to reach the top division since the Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal, working way back up ranks after long injury absence
Toyohibiki Ryūta Maegashira 12 West 2005-1 Sakaigawa Yamaguchi best rank maegashira 2, on rise to top division, suffered only one make-koshi
Toyonoshima Daiki Maegashira 2 East 2002-1 Tokitsukaze Kōchi four time sekiwake, one of shortest wrestlers, performance in top division exceeded all expectations
Wakanosato Shinobu Jūryō 7 West 1992-3 Tagonoura Aomori seventeen time sekiwake, makuuchi veteran who holds record for most consecutive tournaments in junior sanyaku ranks
Yoshiazuma Hiroshi Makushita 35 East 1996-1 Tamanoi Kumamoto best rank maegashira 12, slowest rise ever to makuuchi
Yoshikaze Masatsugu Maegashira 14 East 2004-1 Oguruma Ōita best rank komusubi, college sumo champion

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