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The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb) or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of January 2023. Ōrora (left), the heaviest sumo wrestler ever, fights eighth-heaviest Kainowaka Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever ...
Akebono was one of the tallest sumo wrestlers ever, at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) tall, and also one of the heaviest with a peak weight of 233 kg (514 lb) in March 1999. [10] He was also one of the most aggressive and ferocious sumo wrestlers.
He began training with sandanme and makushita ranked wrestlers while he was set to compete in the lowest division, jonokuchi. [6] At the entrance exam for new recruits, he was both the tallest and heaviest recruit. [6] He made his professional debut in January 2018, competing under his own surname Naya (納谷).
At 265 kg (584 lb), Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler in history, [2] and is also thought to be the heaviest Japanese person ever. [1] In April 2011, he was told to retire by the Japan Sumo Association after he and several other wrestlers were found to be involved in match-fixing. He currently participates in sumo ...
Billy Leon McCrary (December 7, 1946 – July 14, 1979) and Benny Loyd McCrary (December 7, 1946 – March 26, 2001), known together as The McCrary Twins or under their stage name as The McGuire Twins, were American professional wrestlers listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Heaviest Twins" (727 pounds (330 kg) and 747 pounds (339 kg), respectively).
Tallest strongman and wrestler. 1881–1904 Iran: 246 cm 8 ft 1 in [283] Morteza Mehrzad: Tallest paralympian and tallest volleyball player. [284] born 1987 Libya: 244.8 cm 8 ft 0.4 in Suleiman Ali Nashnush: Tallest basketball player in history. 1943–1991 Argentina: 232 cm 7 ft 7 in Jorge González: Tallest Wrestler in WWE history. 1966 ...
at 265 kilos, the heaviest wrestler ever, first foreign ōzeki, now a widely popular celebrity: Takatōriki: 1983-3 2002-9 Sekiwake Futagoyama: record for most fighting spirit prizes, most gold stars against one opponent, Akebono; won his only top division championship while just above the demotion line: Hattori: 1983-3 1987-7 Maegashira 3 Isenoumi
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2025 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 with the same rank on the West.