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 can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current May/Natsu 2022 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.
Ranks in bold indicate a wrestler is debuting at a career-high rank.
| Ring name | Current rank | Debut | Stable | Birthdate | Hometown | Career and other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abi 阿炎 |
West Sekiwake | 2013-5 | Shikoroyama | May 4, 1994 |  Saitama |
2 time sekiwake, known for distinctive tsuppari, won successive lower division championships after a three tournament suspension for repeatedly breaking COVID-19 rules |
| Akiseyama 明瀬山 |
West Makushita 8 | 2008-1 | Kise | July 18, 1985 | Aichi |
best rank maegashira 12, had close friendship with fellow amateur yokozuna Kiyoseumi |
| Akua 天空海 |
East Jūryō 4 | 2010-11 | Tatsunami | June 11, 1990 | Ibaraki |
best rank maegashira 10, made his makuuchi debut at age 30, known for kakenage move |
| Amakaze 天風 |
East Makushita 53 | 2007-3 | Oshiogawa | July 7, 1991 | Kagawa |
best rank maegashira 13, jūryō champion, former personal attendant to Takekaze |
| Aoiyama 碧山 |
East Maegashira 11 | 2009-5 | Kasugano | June 19, 1986 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elhovo, Bulgaria |
two-time sekiwake, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi and to reach sekiwake |
| Asabenkei 朝弁慶 |
East Makushita 29 | 2007-3 | Takasago | February 12, 1989 | Kanagawa |
best rank jūryō 7 |
| Asagyokusei 朝玉勢 |
West Makushita 7 | 2016-1 | Takasago | May 29, 1993 | Mie |
best rank jūryō 12 |
| Asanoyama 朝乃山 |
West Makushita 42 | 2016-3 | Takasago | March 1, 1994 | Toyama |
former ozeki and makuuchi champion, sandanme tsukedashi, currently serving a 6-tournament suspension for repeatedly violating COVID-19 rules |
| Azumaryū 東龍 |
East Maegashira 15 | 2009-1 | Tamanoi | May 12, 1987 |  Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia |
best rank maegashira 14, former amateur at Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences |
| Bushozan 武将山 |
West Jūryō 10 | 2014-1 | Fujishima | December 6, 1995 | Ibaraki |
best rank jūryō 1 former Saitama Sakae Captain |
| Chiyomaru 千代丸 |
East Jūryō 1 | 2007-7 | Kokonoe | April 17, 1991 | Kagoshima |
best rank maegashira 5, jūryō champion, older brother of former komusubi Chiyoōtori |
| Chiyonokuni 千代の国 |
East Jūryō 2 | 2006-5 | Kokonoe | May 29, 1991 | Mie |
best rank maegashira 1, has come back multiple times from injuries, two-time jūryō champion |
| Chiyoshōma 千代翔馬 |
West Maegashira 11 | 2009-7 | Kokonoe | July 20, 1991 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
best rank maegashira 2 |
| Chiyotairyū 千代大龍 |
East Maegashira 13 | 2011-5 | Kokonoe | November 14, 1988 | Tokyo |
two-time komusubi, jūryō champion, university yokozuna |
| Daiamami 大奄美 |
East Jūryō 6 | 2016-1 | Oitekaze | December 15, 1992 | Kagoshima |
best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, makushita tsukedashi |
| Daieishō 大栄翔 |
West Komusubi | 2012-3 | Oitekaze | November 10, 1993 | Saitama |
one-time sekiwake, one of several sekitori from populous Saitama prefecture, makuuchi championship winner in January 2021 |
| Daishōhō 大翔鵬 |
West Jūryō 5 | 2013-3 | Oitekaze | August 28, 1994 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
best rank maegashira 9, seven straight winning records in the jūryō division |
| Daishōmaru 大翔丸 |
West Jūryō 11 | 2014-3 | Oitekaze | July 10, 1991 | Ōsaka |
best rank maegashira 5, former amateur yokozuna, followed previous year's amateur yokozuna, Endō into Oitekaze |
| Endō 遠藤 |
East Maegashira 4 | 2013-3 | Oitekaze | October 19, 1990 | Ishikawa |
four-time komusubi, two-time amateur yokozuna, debuted at a high makushita 10, took championship in his jūryō debut |
| Enhō 炎鵬 |
East Jūryō 7 | 2017-3 | Miyagino | October 18, 1994 | Ishikawa |
best rank maegashira 4, fan favorite, known for his short stature and strong underarm throw |
| Fujiazuma 富士東 |
East Makushita 36 | 2003-3 | Tamanoi | April 19, 1987 | Tokyo |
best rank maegashira 4, first makuuchi wrestler coached by former ōzeki Tochiazuma |
| Hidenoumi 英乃海 |
West Jūryō 1 | 2012-5 | Kise | June 11, 1989 | Tokyo |
best rank maegashira 6, faced stablemate Hamaguchi in lower division championship playoffs in two consecutive tournaments, a first in sumo history |
| Hokuseihō 北青鵬 治 |
East Makushita 2 | 2020-3 | Miyagino | November 12, 2001 | Hokkaido |
best rank juryō 12, won his first 21 matches in professional sumo |
| Hokutōfuji 北勝富士 |
East Maegashira 3 | 2015-5 | Hakkaku | July 15, 1992 | Saitama |
three-time komusubi, jūryō champion, equalled second-fastest rise to top division since 1958 |
| Hōshōryū 豊昇龍 |
East Komusubi | 2017-11 | Tatsunami | May 22, 1999 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
east komusubi debut, known for throwing and tripping techniques, the nephew of Asashōryū. |
| Ichinojō 逸ノ城 |
West Maegashira 1 | 2014-1 | Minato | April 7, 1993 | Arkhangai, Mongolia |
seven-time sekiwake, champion in jūryō debut tournament, only Mongolian sumo wrestler raised as a nomad |
| Ichiyamamoto 一山本 |
West Maegashira 15 | 2017-1 | Hanaregoma | October 1, 1993 | Hokkaido Prefecture |
jūryō champion, Abi style thrusting skills |
| Ishiura 石浦 |
East Maegashira 16 | 2013-1 | Miyagino | January 10, 1990 | Tottori |
best rank maegashira 5, third wrestler from Tottori Prefecture to reach top division since WWII |
| Jōkōryū 常幸龍 |
East Makushita 16 | 2011-7 | Kise | August 7, 1988 | 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 |
Off Banzuke | 2003-7 | Kagamiyama | February 9, 1988 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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 |
| Kagayaki 輝 |
West Maegashira 17 | 2010-3 | Takadagawa | June 1, 1994 | Ishikawa |
best rank maegashira 4, Ishikawa native along with Endō |
| Kaisei 魁聖 |
West Jūryō 9 | 2006-9 | Ōshima | December 18, 1986 |  São Paulo, Brazil |
one-time sekiwake, first Brazilian in top division |
| Kiribayama 霧馬山 |
East Maegashira 2 | 2015-5 | Michinoku | April 24, 1996 | Sükhbaatar aimag, Mongolia |
one-time komusubi, two-time lower division champ |
| Kitaharima 北はり磨 |
East Makushita 30 | 2002-5 | Yamahibiki | July 28, 1986 | Hyōgo |
highest rank Maegashira 15, took 85 tournaments to reach makuuchi |
| Kotoekō 琴恵光 |
East Maegashira 7 | 2007-3 | Sadogatake | November 20, 1991 | Miyazaki |
best rank maegashira 4, first top division wrestler from Miyazaki Prefecture since Kaneshiro in 1985 |
| Kōtokuzan 荒篤山 |
East Maegashira 17 | 2009-9 | Arashio | March 11, 1994 |  Philippines |
best rank maegashira 16, born in the Philippines, given name is Jasper |
| Kotonowaka 琴ノ若 |
West Maegashira 2 | 2015-11 | Sadogatake | November 19, 1997 | Chiba |
lower division champ, namesake son of former Kotonowaka, who is now his stable head |
| Kotoshōhō 琴勝峰 |
East Maegashira 9 | 2017-11 | Sadogatake | August 26, 1999 | Chiba |
best rank maegashira 3, jūryō champ |
| Kyokutaisei 旭大星 |
East Sandanme 6 | 2008-3 | Ōshima | October 18, 1989 | Hokkaidō |
best rank maegashira 8, was the subject of a documentary when first inducted into sumo |
| Meisei 明生 |
West Maegashira 13 | 2011-5 | Tatsunami | July 24, 1995 | Kagoshima |
two-time sekiwake, former jūryō champ, from small island of Amami-Ōshima |
| Midorifuji 翠富士 |
West Maegashira 16 | 2016-9 | Isegahama | August 30, 1996 | Shizuoka |
best rank maegashira 10, jūryō champion, won the technique prize in January 2021 on his makuuchi debut, best known for his katasukashi technique |
| Mitakeumi 御嶽海 |
East Ōzeki 1 | 2015-3 | Dewanoumi | December 25, 1992 | Nagano |
ōzeki debut, on top ten list for junior sanyaku appearances, makushita tsukedashi entrant with high expectations who has two top division championships, half-Filipino |
| Mitoryū 水戸龍 |
East Jūryō 3 | 2017-5 | Nishikido | April 25, 1994 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
best rank jūryō 1, first foreigner to win the Amateur Yokozuna title, became highest ranking member of his stable upon joining it |
| Myōgiryū 妙義龍 |
East Maegashira 12 | 2009-5 | Sakaigawa | October 22, 1986 | Hyōgo |
seven-time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut |
| Nishikigi 錦木 |
West Maegashira 10 | 2006-3 | Isenoumi | August 25, 1990 | Iwate |
best rank maesgashira 2, 2nd member of Isenoumi stable in top division after Ikioi |
| Okinoumi 隠岐の海 |
East Maegashira 10 | 2005-1 | Hakkaku | July 29, 1985 | Shimane |
two-time sekiwake, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years |
| Ōhō 王鵬 |
East Maegashira 14 | 2018-1 | Ōtake | February 14, 2000 | Tokyo |
son of Takatoriki and grandson of Taihō |
| Ōnoshō 阿武咲 |
East Maegashira 5 | 2013-1 | Ōnomatsu | July 4, 1996 | Aomori |
two-time komusubi, only wrestler in makuuchi from once prominent Ōnomatsu |
| Ryūden 竜電 |
West Jūryō 3 | 2006-5 | Takadagawa | November 10, 1990 | Yamanashi |
one-time komusubi, has won championships in four lower divisions, suspended for three tournaments in 2021 for repeatedly violating COVID-19 restrictions |
| Sadanoumi 佐田の海 |
West Maegashira 12 | 2003-5 | Sakaigawa | May 11, 1987 | 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. |
| Shimanoumi 志摩ノ海 |
East Maegashira 8 | 2012-5 | Kise | July 11, 1989 | Mie |
best rank maegashira 3, two straight jūryō championships |
| Shōdai 正代 |
West Ōzeki 1 | 2014-3 | Tokitsukaze | November 5, 1991 | Kumamoto |
one-time makuuchi champion, rose very quickly through the ranks |
| Shōhōzan 松鳳山 |
East Jūryō 12 | 2006-3 | Hanaregoma | February 9, 1984 | Fukuoka |
five-time komusubi, bounced back from a two tournament suspension for baseball gambling to take makushita championship twice in a row |
| Takakeishō 貴景勝 |
West Ōzeki 2 | 2014-11 | Tokiwayama | August 5, 1996 | Hyōgo |
re-promoted to Ōzeki after injury-caused demotion, two-time makuuchi champ, managed to stay above fray in the multiple Takanohana stable scandals, jūryō champion |
| Takakento 貴健斗 |
East Jūryō 14 | 2014-1 | Tokiwayama | February 10, 1996 | Kumamoto |
best rank Jūryō 4, former personal attendant to Takakeishō |
| Takanoshō 隆の勝 |
West Maegashira 4 | 2010-3 | Tokiwayama | November 4, 1994 | Chiba |
five-time sekiwake, former runner up for jūryō championship |
| Takarafuji 宝富士 |
East Maegashira 7 | 2009-1 | Isegahama | February 18, 1987 | Aomori |
one-time sekiwake, former amateur at Kinki University |
| Takayasu 高安 |
East Maegashira 1 | 2005-5 | Tagonoura | February 28, 1990 | Ibaraki |
former ōzeki, first sekitori born in the Heisei era, half Filipino |
| Tamawashi 玉鷲 |
West Maegashira 3 | 2004-1 | Kataonami | November 16, 1984 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
eight-time sekiwake, at age 34 became second oldest wrestler to win first makuuchi championship, originally studied to work in hotel industry |
| Terunofuji 照ノ富士 |
East Yokozuna | 2011-7 | Isegahama | November 29, 1991 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
after reaching rank of ōzeki dropped four divisions due to health problems but fought his way back up to become 73rd yokozuna in 2021, has won five championships, originally sent to Japan when judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized potential |
| Terutsuyoshi 照強 |
West Maegashira 8 | 2010-3 | Isegahama | January 17, 1995 | Hyōgo |
best rank maegashira 3, one of the shortest sekitori at 169cm, born on same day as the Great Hanshin earthquake |
| Tobizaru 翔猿 |
West Maegashira 5 | 2015-1 | Oitekaze | April 24, 1992 | Tokyo |
best rank maegashira 2, younger brother of Hidenoumi |
| Tochinoshin 栃ノ心 |
West Maegashira 9 | 2006-3 | Kasugano | October 13, 1987 |  Mtskheta, Georgia |
former ōzeki, highest ranked Georgian and only one to win a makuuchi championship, won four consecutive lower-division championships while working way back up ranks after long injury absence |
| Tokushōryū 徳勝龍 |
East Jūryō 8 | 2009-1 | Kise | August 22, 1986 | Nara |
best rank maegashira 2, won an upset makuuchi championship from the last position in the top division rankings |
| Tomokaze 友風 |
West Makushita 10 | 2017-5 | Nishonoseki | December 2, 1994 | Kanagawa |
best rank maegashira 3, made top division in just 11 tournaments, achieved 13 successive kachi-koshi from debut |
| Tsurugishō 剣翔 |
West Jūryō 2 | 2014-1 | Oitekaze | July 27, 1991 | Tokyo |
best rank maegashira 7, Nihon University graduate, jūryō champion |
| Ura 宇良 |
East Maegashira 6 | 2015-5 | Kise | June 22, 1992 | Ōsaka |
best rank maegashira 1, a fan favorite, won gold medal at World Combat Games as amateur, has had two extended absences due to knee injuries, has won five lower division championships |
| Wakamotoharu 若元春 |
West Maegashira 6 | 2011-11 | Arashio | October 5, 1993 | Fukushima |
2nd makuuchi appearnace, middle of three brothers in the same stable |
| Wakatakakage 若隆景 |
East Sekiwake | 2017-3 | Arashio | December 6, 1994 | Fukushima |
2 time sekiwake, youngest of three brothers in the same stable, sandanme tsukedashi |
| Yago 矢後 |
West Jūryō 7 | 2017-5 | Oshiogawa | July 8, 1994 | Hokkaidō |
best rank maegashira 10 |
| Yoshiazuma 芳東 |
West Sandanme 45 | 1996-1 | Tamanoi | May 26, 1977 | Kumamoto |
best rank maegashira 12, third-slowest rise ever to makuuchi |
| Yutakayama 豊山 |
West Maegashira 14 | 2016-3 | Tokitsukaze | September 22, 1993 | Niigata |
best rank maegashira 1, sandanme tsukedashi, third wrestler from his stable to take this ring name |
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