List of sumo record holders

The Rikishi Monument for Over 50 Consecutive Wins at Tomioka Hachiman Shrine. As of November 2014, the monument carries the names of Tanikaze (63 consecutive wins), Umegatani (58), Tachiyama (56), Futabayama (69), Chiyonofuji (53) and Hakuhō (63).

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 only once or twice per year.

Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler.

Most top division championships

Most career championships Name Total Years 1 Hakuhō 36 2006– 2 Taihō 32 1960–71 3 Chiyonofuji 31 1981–90 4 Asashōryū 25 2002–10 5 Kitanoumi 24 1974–84 6 Takanohana II 22 1992–2001 7 Wajima 14 1972–80 8 Futabayama 12 1936–43 Musashimaru 12 1994–2002 10 Akebono 11 1992–2000 This table does not include unofficial championships before the current yūshō system was established in 1909.[1]

Most undefeated championships Name Total Years 1 Hakuhō 11 2007– 2 Futabayama 8 1936–43 Taihō 8 1963–69 4 Tachiyama 7 1910–15 Kitanoumi 7 1977–84 Chiyonofuji 7 1983–89 7 Tochigiyama 6 1917–25 8 Asashōryū 5 2004–06 9 Haguroyama 4 1944–52 Tsunenohana 4 1921–28 Takanohana II 4 1994–96 This table lists wrestlers with the most championships achieved without a single loss, which is known as a zenshō-yūshō. 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 Name Total Years 1 Asashōryū 7^+ 2004–05 Hakuhō 7^† 2010–11 3 Taihō 6 1962–63 Taihō 6 1966–67 Hakuhō 6 2014–15 5 Futabayama 5^‡ 1936–38 Kitanoumi 5 1978 Chiyonofuji 5 1986–87 ^+ Includes a sweep of all six tournaments in 2005. Asashōryū remains the only sumotori to have won all tournaments in a 6-tournament calendar year (post-1949). ^† Four of these titles were zenshō-yūshō (undefeated championships) and were part of Hakuhō's second-place streak of 63 consecutive wins. ^‡ All of Futabayama's victories in this streak were zenshō-yūshō (undefeated championships) and were part of Futabayama's record setting 69 consecutive wins.

Most championship playoffs Name Total Won Lost 1 Hakuhō 10 6 4 Takanohana II 10 5 5 3 Kitanoumi 8 3 5 4 Akebono 7 4 3 Musashimaru 7 1 6 6 Chiyonofuji 6 6 0 Asashōryū 6 5 1 Taihō 6 4 2 9 Hokutoumi 5 3 2 10 Wajima 4 3 1 Takanonami 4 2 2 Sadanoyama 4 1 3 Wakanohana III 4 1 3

Most wins

Most career wins Name Wins Years Highest rank 1 Kaiō 1047 1988–2011 Ōzeki 2 Chiyonofuji 1045 1970–91 Yokozuna 3 Hakuhō 972 2001– Yokozuna 4 Ōshio 964 1962–88 Komusubi 5 Kitanoumi 951 1967–85 Yokozuna 6 Kyokutenhō 927 1992–2015 Sekiwake 7 Wakanosato 914 1992–2015 Sekiwake 8 Taihō 872 1956–71 Yokozuna 9 Terao 860 1979–2002 Sekiwake 10 Akinoshima 822 1982–2003 Sekiwake

Most top division wins Name Wins Years Highest rank 1 Kaiō 879 1993–2011 Ōzeki 2 Hakuhō 878 2004– Yokozuna 3 Chiyonofuji 807 1975–91 Yokozuna 4 Kitanoumi 804 1972–84 Yokozuna 5 Taihō 746 1960–71 Yokozuna 6 Musashimaru 706 1991–2003 Yokozuna 7 Takanohana II 701 1990–2003 Yokozuna 8 Kyokutenhō 697 1998–2015 Sekiwake 9 Takamiyama 683 1968–84 Sekiwake 10 Aminishiki 662 2000- Sekiwake

Most wins in a calendar year (90 bouts) Name Wins Year 1 Hakuhō 86 2009 Hakuhō 86 2010 3 Asashōryū 84 2005 4 Kitanoumi 82 1978 Hakuhō 82 2013 6 Taihō 81 1963 Hakuhō 81 2014 8 Kitanoumi 80 1977 Chiyonofuji 80 1985 Takanohana II 80 1994 Takanohana II 80 1995

Most consecutive wins

	Name	Wins[2]	Start	End	Duration	Defeated by
1	Futabayama	69	7 January 1936	3 January 1939	2 years, 11 months and 27 days	Akinoumi
2	Tanikaze	63	1 October 1778	6 February 1782	3 years, 4 months and 5 days	Onogawa
	Hakuhō	63	14 January 2010	2 November 2010	9 months and 19 days	Kisenosato
4	Umegatani I	58	1 April 1876	8 January 1881	4 years, 9 months and 7 days	Wakashima
5	Tachiyama	56	9 January 1912	7 May 1916	4 years, 3 months and 28 days	Tochigiyama
6	Chiyonofuji	53	7 May 1988	15 November 1988	6 months and 8 days	Ōnokuni
7	Taihō	45	2 September 1968	2 March 1969	6 months	Toda

Most consecutive wins from entry into sumo

	Name	Wins	Start	End	Duration	Defeated by	Highest rank
1	Jōkōryū	27	2 July 2011	13 January 2012	6 months and 11 days	Senshō	Komusubi
2	Itai	26	1 November 1978	11 May 1979	6 months and 10 days	Ōnishiki	Komusubi
	Tochiazuma II	26	8 January 1995	3 September 1995	7 months and 26 days	Dewaarashi	Ōzeki
4	Tokitenkū	22	1 September 2002	3 March 2003	6 months and 2 days	Furuichi	Komusubi
5	Kototenta	21	1 January 1986	1 July 1986	6 months	retired	Makushita 43

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 again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available. Name Win-Loss Years rate 1 Raiden 254–10 1790–1811 96.2% 2 Umegatani I 116–6 1874–1885 95.1% 3 Tanikaze 258–14 1769–1794 94.9% 4 Jinmaku 87–5 1858–1867 94.6% 5 Onogawa 144–13 1781–1797 91.7%

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. As of March 27, 2016, Hakuhō's ratio is 85.1%. Name Win-Loss Years rate 1 Taihō 746-144 1960-1971 83.8% 2 Futabayama 276-68 1932-1945 80.2% 3 Asashōryū 596-153 2001-2010 79.6% 4 Haguroyama 321-94 1937-1953 77.3% 5 Kitanoumi 804-247 1972-1985 76.5%

Most bouts

Losses by default are excluded.

Most career bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Ōshio 1891 1962-88 Komusubi 2 Kyokutenhō 1870 1992–2015 Sekiwake 3 Terao 1795 1979-2002 Sekiwake 4 Kaiō 1731 1988-2011 Ōzeki 5 Wakanosato 1691 1992–2015 Sekiwake 6 Takamiyama 1654 1964-84 Sekiwake 7 Aobajō 1630 1964-86 Sekiwake 8 Fujizakura 1613 1963-85 Sekiwake 9 Akinoshima 1575 1982-2003 Sekiwake 10 Mitoizumi 1564 1978-2000 Sekiwake

Most top division bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Kyokutenhō 1470 1998-2015 Sekiwake 2 Kaiō 1444 1993-2011 Ōzeki 3 Takamiyama 1430 1968-84 Sekiwake 4 Terao 1378 1985-2001 Sekiwake 5 Aminishiki 1356 2000- Sekiwake 6 Akinoshima 1283 1988–2003 Sekiwake 7 Kotonowaka 1260 1990-2005 Sekiwake 8 Kirinji 1221 1974-88 Sekiwake 9 Tosanoumi 1183 1995-2010 Sekiwake 10 Tochinonada 1182 1997-2011 Sekiwake

Most consecutive bouts

Most consecutive career bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Aobajō 1630 1964-86 Sekiwake 2 Fujizakura 1543 1963-84 Sekiwake 3 Takatōriki 1456 1983-2002 Sekiwake 4 Takamiyama 1425 1964-81 Sekiwake 5 Dairyūgawa 1367 1961-79 Maegashira 1 6 Terao 1359 1979-97 Sekiwake 7 Toyonoumi 1316 1981-99 Maegashira 1 8 Hidanohana 1297 1969-89 Maegashira 1 9 Ōzutsu 1267 1978-92 Sekiwake 10 Ōtsukasa 1256 1993-2009 Maegashira 4

Most consecutive top division bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Takamiyama 1231 1968-81 Sekiwake 2 Ōzutsu 1170 1979-92 Sekiwake 3 Kurohimeyama 1065 1969-81 Sekiwake 4 Terao 1063 1985-97 Sekiwake 5 Hasegawa 1024 1965-76 Sekiwake 6 Takatōriki 975 1990-2001 Sekiwake 7 Ohikari 945 1950-63 Komusubi 8 Kitanoumi 863 1972-81 Yokozuna 9 Kisenosato 839 2004-2014 Ōzeki

Most tournaments

Most tournaments in top division Name Total First Last Highest rank 1 Kaiō 107 July 1993 July 2011 Ōzeki 2 Kyokutenhō 99 Jan 1998 July 2015 Sekiwake 3 Takamiyama 97 Jan 1968 Jan 1984 Sekiwake 4 Terao 93 Mar 1985 May 2001 Sekiwake 5 Aminishiki 92 July 2000 Sekiwake 6 Akinoshima 91 Mar 1988 May 2003 Sekiwake 7 Kotonowaka 90 Nov 1990 Nov 2005 Sekiwake 8 Wakanosato 87 May 1998 July 2014 Sekiwake 9 Kirinji 84 Sep 1974 Sep 1988 Sekiwake 10 Miyabiyama 82 Mar 1999 Jan 2013 Ōzeki

Most tournaments at Yokozuna Name Total First Last 1 Kitanoumi 63 July 1974 January 1985 2 Chiyonofuji 59 September 1981 May 1991 3 Taihō 58 November 1961 May 1971 4 Hakuhō 52 July 2007 5 Takanohana II 49 January 1995 January 2003 6 Akebono 48 March 1993 January 2001 7 Kashiwado 47 November 1961 July 1969 Wajima 47 July 1973 March 1981 9 Asashōryū 42 March 2003 January 2010 10 Chiyonoyama 32 September 1951 January 1959

Most tournaments at Ōzeki Name Total First Last Ended by 1 Chiyotaikai 65 March 1999 November 2009 Demotion Kaiō 65 September 2000 July 2011 Retirement 3 Takanohana I 50 November 1972 January 1981 Retirement 4 Kotoōshū 47 January 2006 November 2013 Demotion 5 Hokuten'yū 44 July 1983 September 1990 Retirement 6 Konishiki 39 July 1987 November 1993 Demotion 7 Takanonami 37 March 1994 May 2000 Demotion 8 Asashio 36 May 1983 March 1989 Retirement 9 Yutakayama 34 March 1963 September 1968 Retirement 10 Kotozakura 32 November 1967 January 1973 Promotion Musashimaru 32 March 1994 May 1999 Promotion

Most tournaments in junior san'yaku (Komusubi and Sekiwake ranks) Name Total First Last Highest rank 1 Kotonishiki 34 September 1990 September 1999 Sekiwake 2 Kaiō 32 May 1994 July 2000 Ōzeki 3 Musōyama 31 March 1994 September 2000 Ōzeki 4 Hasegawa 30 November 1965 September 1974 Sekiwake Kotomitsuki 30 January 2001 July 2007 Ōzeki 6 Akinoshima 27 November 1988 September 2000 Sekiwake Takamiyama 27 November 1969 September 1982 Sekiwake 8 Takatōriki 26 May 1991 May 2000 Sekiwake Wakanosato 26 November 2000 September 2005 Sekiwake 10 Tochiōzan 23 May 2009 Sekiwake 11 Daikirin 22 November 1966 September 1970 Ōzeki Kisenosato 22 July 2006 September 2011 Ōzeki Tochiazuma II 22 July 1997 January 2005 Ōzeki

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 entrants who made their debut in the third makushita division.

Fastest progress to top division Name Tournaments Pro Debut Top division debut Highest rank 1 Jōkōryū 9 May 2011 November 2012 Komusubi 2 Ōsunaarashi 10 March 2012 November 2013 Maegashira 1 3 Kotoōshū 11 November 2002 September 2004 Ōzeki Aran 11 January 2007 November 2008 Sekiwake Shōdai 11 March 2014 January 2016 Maegashira 12 6 Itai 12 September 1978 September 1980 Komusubi Konishiki 12 July 1982 July 1984 Ōzeki Tochiazuma II 12 November 1994 November 1996 Ōzeki Asashōryū 12 January 1999 January 2001 Yokozuna Tokitenkū 12 July 2002 July 2004 Komusubi Yoshikaze 12 January 2004 January 2006 Sekiwake Baruto 12 May 2004 May 2006 Ōzeki Sakaizawa 12 March 2006 March 2008 Maegashira 15 Yamamotoyama 12 January 2007 January 2009 Maegashira 9

Slowest progress to top division Name Tournaments Pro Debut Top division debut Highest rank 1 Hoshiiwato 115 May 1970 July 1989 Maegashira 14 2 Kyokunankai 105 March 1993 September 2010 Maegashira 16 3 Yoshiazuma 93 January 1996 September 2011 Maegashira 12 4 Kotokasuga 91 March 1993 May 2008 Maegashira 7 5 Kototsubaki 89 March 1976 January 1991 Maegashira 3 6 Toyozakura 88 March 1989 November 2003 Maegashira 5 7 Takanomine 87 September 1974 March 1989 Maegashira 12 8 Kitazakura 86 March 1987 July 2001 Maegashira 9 9 Daimanazuru 85 May 1992 July 2006 Maegashira 16 10 Ōnohana 84 March 1974 March 1988 Maegashira 13

Most special prizes

Special prizes or sanshō were first awarded in 1947. They can only be given to wrestlers ranked at sekiwake or below. For a list of leading current special prize winners, see here

	Name	Total	Outstanding Performance	Fighting Spirit	Technique	Years	Highest rank
1	Akinoshima	19	7	8	4	1988-99	Sekiwake
2	Kotonishiki	18	7	3	8	1990-98	Sekiwake
3	Kaiō	15	10	5	0	1994-2000	Ōzeki
4	Tsurugamine	14	2	2	10	1956-66	Sekiwake
	Asashio	14	10	3	1	1979-83	Ōzeki
	Takatōriki	14	3	10	1	1990-2000	Sekiwake
7	Musōyama	13	5	4	4	1994-2000	Ōzeki
	Tosanoumi	13	7	5	1	1995-2003	Sekiwake
	Kotomitsuki	13	2	4	7	2000-07	Ōzeki
10	Tochiazuma II	12	3	2	7	1996-2001	Ōzeki
11	Takamiyama	11	6	5	0	1968-81	Sekiwake
	Daiju	11	4	1	6	1970-73	Ōzeki
	Kirinji	11	4	4	3	1975-88	Sekiwake
	Hokutoumi	11	3	3	5	1983-86	Yokozuna
	Gōeidō	11	5	3	3	2007-	Ōzeki
	Aminishiki	11	4	1	6	2000-	Sekiwake

Most gold stars

Gold stars or kinboshi are awarded to maegashira ranked wrestlers who defeat a yokozuna. For a list of current kinboshi earners, see here.

	Name	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Akinoshima	16	1988-99	Sekiwake
2	Takamiyama	12	1968-78	Sekiwake
	Tochinonada	12	1998-2008	Sekiwake
4	Tosanoumi	11	1995-2003	Sekiwake
5	Kitanonada	10	1954-61	Sekiwake
	Annenyama	10	1955-61	Sekiwake
	Tsurugamine	10	1955-61	Sekiwake
	Dewanishiki	10	1949-63	Sekiwake
	Ōzutsu	10	1979-86	Sekiwake
10	Mitsuneyama	9	1944-57	Ōzeki
	Tamanoumi	9	1953-58	Sekiwake
	Hasegawa	9	1965-74	Sekiwake
	Fujizakura	9	1973-81	Sekiwake
	Takatōriki	9	1990-98	Sekiwake

See also

• List of active gold star earners
• List of active special prize winners
• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of active sumo wrestlers
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• 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

Notes

1. Raiden is said to have won 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.
2. the winning streaks of Tanikaze, Umegatani, and Tachiyama were interrupted by draws and rest days. The others listed were all wins only.

References

• Japan Sumo Association
• Sumo Reference
• The Sumo Colosseum
• Grand Sumo, Lora Sharnoff, Weatherhill, 1993. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X