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 May 2016 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 安美錦	Maegashira 3 West	1997-1	Isegahama	Aomori	six time sekiwake, brother of Asōfuji, winner of six Technique prizes
Amuuru 阿夢露	Maegashira 12 West	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 3 East	2009-5	Kasugano	Bulgaria, Elhovo	two time sekiwake, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi, and to reach sekiwake
Arawashi 荒鷲	Jūryō 3 West	2003-1	Minezaki	Mongolia, Ulan Bator	best rank maegashira 8, took over 11 years to reach makuuchi
Asasekiryū 朝赤龍	Jūryō 8 West	2000-1	Takasago	Mongolia, Ulan Bator	two time sekiwake, father held equivalent of komusubi in Mongolian wrestling
Chiyomaru 千代丸	Jūryō 12 East	2007-7	Kokonoe	Kagoshima	best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, older brother of komusubi Chiyoōtori
Chiyonokuni 千代の国	Jūryō 3 East	2006-5	Kokonoe	Mie	best rank maegashira 8, career plagued with injuries, jūryō champion
Chiyoōtori 千代鳳	Maegashira 11 East	2008-5	Kokonoe	Kagoshima	one time komusubi, jūryō champion, stablemates with older brother Chiyomaru
Chiyotairyū 千代大龍	Maegashira 16 East	2011-5	Kokonoe	Tokyo	one time komusubi, jūryō champion, university yokozuna
Daieishō 大栄翔	Maegashira 9 West	2012-3	Oitekaze	Saitama	only sekitori from populous Saitama prefecture
Daishōmaru 大翔丸	Maegashira 13 East	2014-3	Oitekaze	Ōsaka	2nd consecutive appearance in makuuchi
Endō 遠藤	Maegashira 15 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 富士東	Jūryō 7 East	2003-3	Tamanoi	Tokyo	best rank maegashira 4, first makuuchi wrestler produced by former ōzeki Tochiazuma
Gagamaru 臥牙丸	Maegashira 15 East	2005-11	Kise	Georgia, Tbilissi	one time komusubi, known for wide girth, third Georgian in makuuchi
Gōeidō 豪栄道	Ōzeki 1 West	2005-1	Sakaigawa	Ōsaka	held rank of sekiwake for a modern record 14 consecutive tournaments, chief rival of Tochiōzan since high school
Hakuhō 白鵬	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 日馬富士	Yokozuna 2 East	2001-1	Isegahama	Mongolia, Ulan Bator	third consecutive Mongolian to reach yokozuna rank, awarded 5 Technique prizes, winner of six tournaments to date
Hidenoumi 英乃海	Maegashira 13 West	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
Homarefuji 誉富士	Jūryō 1 East	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 2 West	2014-1	Minato	Mongolia, Arkhangai	two time sekiwake, second foreign born makushita tsukedashi, champion in jūryō debut tournament
Ikioi 勢	Sekiwake West	2005-3	Isenoumi	Ōsaka	first time sekiwake, only wrestler from his stable in top division, jūryō champion
Jōkōryū 常幸龍	Jūryō 11 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	Jūryō 12 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
Kaisei 魁聖	Komusubi East	2006-9	Tomozuna	Brazil, São Paulo	first time komusubi, 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 East	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 6 West	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	Sekiwake East	2008-3	Sadogatake	Kagawa	first time sekiwake, jūryō champion, first Kagawa native to reach makuuchi since 1958
Kyokushūhō 旭秀鵬	Maegashira 8 East	2007-5	Tomozuna	Mongolia	best rank maegashira 4, was able to join the stable of his idol, fellow countryman Kyokutenhō
Masunoyama 舛ノ山	Sandanme 93 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	Maegashira 8 West	2015-3	Dewanoumi	Nagano	makushita tsukedashi entrant with high expectations
Myōgiryū 妙義龍	Maegashira 1 East	2009-5	Sakaigawa	Hyōgo	seven time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut
Nishikigi 錦木徹也	Maegashira 14 East	2006-3	Isenoumi	Iwate	makuuchi debut, 2nd member of Isenoumi stable in top division after Ikioi
Okinoumi 隠岐の海	Komusubi West	2005-1	Hakkaku	Shimane	one time sekiwake, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years
Ōsunaarashi 大砂嵐	Maegashira 7 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 4 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 10 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 42 East	2005-1	Irumagawa	Shizuoka	best rank maegashira 9, 1998 high school sumo yokozuna, one of the shortest recent sekitori
Satoyama 里山	Jūryō 1 West	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	Maegashira 14 West	2005-7	Shikoroyama	Mongolia, Ulan Bator	first spotted by then yokozuna Asashōryū in his younger years, ring name means "blue wolf"
Shōdai 正代直也	Maegashira 2 East	2014-3	Tokitsukaze	Kumamoto	three different division championship, one in jūryō, has risen very quickly through the ranks
Shōhōzan 松鳳山	Maegashira 11 West	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 7 East	2001-3	Fujishima	Mongolia, Khovd aimag	best rank maegashira 2, former junior wrestling champion at Mongolian Naadam festival
Sōkokurai 蒼国来	Maegashira 9 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 6 East	2009-1	Takanohana	Mongolia, Ulan Bator	jūryō champion, second from Takanohana stable to reach makuuchi
Takarafuji 宝富士	Maegashira 1 West	2009-1	Isegahama	Aomori	two time komusubi, former amateur at Kinki University
Takayasu 高安	Maegashira 5 West	2005-3	Tagonoura	Ibaraki	two time komusubi, still wrestles under real name, first sekitori born in the Heisei era, half Filipino
Takekaze 豪風	Maegashira 12 East	2002-5	Oguruma	Akita	one time sekiwake, collegiate champion, only top division wrestler from Akita prefecture
Tamaasuka 玉飛鳥	Jūryō 14 West	1998-3	Kataonami	Aichi	best rank maegashira 9, two time jūryō winner, has been promoted to makuuchi 7 times
Tamawashi 玉鷲	Maegashira 6 West	2004-1	Kataonami	Mongolia, Ulan Bator	one time komusubi, originally studied to work in hotel industry
Tenkaihō 天鎧鵬	Jūryō 14 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	newest ōzeki, one time makuuchi champion, sent to Japan when his judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized his potential
Tochinoshin 栃ノ心	Maegashira 4 West	2006-3	Kasugano	Georgia, Mtskheta	seven time komusubi, fellow countryman of Kokkai, worked his way back up ranks after injury absence
Tochiōzan 栃煌山	Maegashira 5 East	2005-1	Kasugano	Kōchi	eleven time sekiwake, longtime rival of Gōeidō
Tokitenkū 時天空	Makushita 46 West	2002-7	Tokitsukaze	Mongolia, Töv aimag	three time komusubi, two time jūryō champ, won three consecutive championships from his debut
Tokushōryū 徳勝龍	Maegashira 10 West	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	Jūryō 2 East	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	Maegashira 7 East	2002-1	Tokitsukaze	Kōchi	five time sekiwake, one of shortest wrestlers, performance in top division exceeded all expectations
Yoshiazuma 芳東	Sandanme 12 East	1996-1	Tamanoi	Kumamoto	best rank maegashira 12, slowest rise ever to makuuchi
Yoshikaze 嘉風	Maegashira 4 East	2004-1	Oguruma	Ōita	one time sekiwake, college sumo champion, previously held record for most makuuchi appearances without a san'yaku promotion

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo record holders
• List of sumo tournament top division champions
• List of sumo tournament second division champions
• List of sumo stables
• List of years in sumo
• List of yokozuna