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This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional
† Includes a sweep of all six tournaments in 2005. Asashōryū remains the only wrestler to have won all tournaments in a six-tournament calendar year (post-1949).
‡ All of Futabayama's victories in this streak were ''zenshō-yūshō'' (undefeated championships) and were part of Futabayama's record setting 69 consecutive wins.
÷ Raiden is said to have had the best record in nine consecutive tournaments between 1806 and 1810
* No bouts missed in career/career to date
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*''Grand Sumo'', Lora Sharnoff, Weatherhill, 1993. {{ISBN, 0-8348-0283-X Sports records and statistics record holders
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
. Only performances in official tournaments or ''honbasho
A is an official professional sumo tournament. The number of ''honbasho'' every year has varied along the years; since 1958 there are six tournaments every year. Only ''honbasho'' results matter in determining promotion and relegation for ''ri ...
'' 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 only once or twice per year.
Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler. The tables are up to date as of the end of the November 2022 tournament.
Most top division championships
Most career championships
+ Raiden is said to have had the best record in 28 tournaments between 1790 and 1810, Tanikaze 21 between 1772 and 1793, and Kashiwado 16 between 1812 and 1822. Tachiyama won two unofficial championships and nine official, giving him a total of 11.Most undefeated championships
+ Tournaments have been consistently fifteen days long since May 1949. Before that date there were a number of different lengths, including ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen days. The records of Tachiyama, Tochigiyama and Tsunenohana also include some draws, holds and rest days.Most consecutive championships
+ Four of these titles were '' zenshō-yūshō'' (undefeated championships) and were part of Hakuhō's second-place streak of 63 consecutive wins.† Includes a sweep of all six tournaments in 2005. Asashōryū remains the only wrestler to have won all tournaments in a six-tournament calendar year (post-1949).
‡ All of Futabayama's victories in this streak were ''zenshō-yūshō'' (undefeated championships) and were part of Futabayama's record setting 69 consecutive wins.
÷ Raiden is said to have had the best record in nine consecutive tournaments between 1806 and 1810
Most championship playoffs
Most wins
Most career wins
Most top division wins
Most wins in a calendar year (90 bouts)
Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive wins from entry into sumo
Best top division win ratios
All time
The list includes ''yokozuna'' and ''ōzeki'' (the highest rank before the ''yokozuna'' rank was introduced), but excludes so-called ''kanban'' or "guest ''ōzeki''" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the ''banzuke
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'' again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available.
Modern era
In 1927, Tokyo sumo merged with Osaka sumo and most of the sumo systems were changed, so any pre-1927 records are disregarded. The list excludes active wrestlers.Most bouts
Losses by default are excluded.Most career bouts
Most top division bouts
Most consecutive bouts
Most consecutive career bouts
Most consecutive top division bouts
Most tournaments
The March 2011 and May 2020 tournaments were cancelled and are not included in these totals.Most tournaments ranked in the top division
Most tournaments ranked at ''yokozuna''
Most tournaments ranked at ''ōzeki''
Most tournaments ranked in junior ''san'yaku'' (''komusubi'' and ''sekiwake'' ranks)
Most career tournaments
''As of November 2022 tournament''Progress to top division
The table for the fastest progress shows wrestlers with the fewest tournaments from their professional debut to their top division debut since the six tournaments a year system was introduced in 1958. It excludes ''makushita tsukedashi
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Fastest progress to top division
Slowest progress to top division
Most special prizes
Special prizes or '' sanshō'' were first awarded in 1947. They can only be given to wrestlers ranked at ''sekiwake
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments.
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Most gold stars
Gold stars or '' kinboshi'' are awarded to ''maegashira'' ranked wrestlers who defeat a ''yokozuna.'' For a list of current ''kinboshi'' earners, seehere
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See also
* List of active gold star earners * List of active special prize winners *Glossary of sumo terms
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*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 infor ...
*List of past sumo wrestlers
This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
*List of sumo tournament top division champions
This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (''makuuchi'') championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
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*List of sumo tournament second division champions
This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division '' jūryō'' championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
The wrestler who has won the ...
* List of sumo stables
* List of years in sumo
*List of yokozuna
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of '' yokozuna''. It was not recorded on the '' banzuke'' until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, ''yokozuna'' was ...
Notes
References
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*''Grand Sumo'', Lora Sharnoff, Weatherhill, 1993. {{ISBN, 0-8348-0283-X Sports records and statistics record holders