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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 ...
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current March/Haru 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.
List of past sumo wrestlers; List of sekiwake; List of sumo elders; List of sumo record holders; List of yokozuna This page was last edited on 18 April 2022, at 04:09 ...
The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament. In the event of a tie a play-off is held between the wrestlers concerned. [2] Names in bold mark an undefeated victory (a zenshō-yūshō).
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes ...
Jūryō wrestlers, along with their makuuchi counterparts, are the only professional sumo wrestlers who compete in a full fifteen bouts per official tournament. In the case of injuries with makuuchi wrestlers pulling out, jūryō wrestlers near the top of the division may find themselves in the occasional matchup with a top-division wrestler.
The first list of yokozuna (with 17 names in total) was compiled by the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyūgorō in 1900 but was not regarded as official until 1926 when it was published by the newly formed Japan Sumo Association and updated to 31 names. Since that time, 43 more yokozuna have been promoted.
African-American-Japanese, most recent American-born wrestler in sumo: Hokuseiho: 2020-3 2024-2 Maegashira 6 Miyagino: Extremely long reach which he utilized to get to the belt, won first 21 matches, stood at 204 cm (6 ft 8) Takakeishō: 2014-11 2024-9 Ōzeki Tokiwayama: Best rank ōzeki. First recruited by former yokozuna Takanohana ...