List of sumo record holders

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.

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).

Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler.

The tables are up to date as of the end of the September 2025 tournament.

Most top division championships

See also: List of sumo tournament top division champions

Most career championships Official championships since 1909+ Name Total Years 1 Hakuhō 45 2006–2021 2 Taihō 32 1960–1971 3 Chiyonofuji 31 1981–1990 4 Asashōryū 25 2002–2010 5 Kitanoumi 24 1974–1984 6 Takanohana II 22 1992–2001 7 Wajima 14 1972–1980 8 Futabayama 12 1936–1943 Musashimaru 12 1994–2002 10 Akebono 11 1992–2000 + 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 Zenshō-yūshō since 1949+ Name Total Years 1 Hakuhō 16 2007–2021 2 Futabayama 8 1936–1943 Taihō 8 1963–1969 4 Tachiyama 7 1910–1915 Kitanoumi 7 1977–1984 Chiyonofuji 7 1983–1989 7 Tochigiyama 6 1917–1925 8 Asashōryū 5 2004–2006 9 Haguroyama 4 1944–1952 Tsunenohana 4 1921–1928 Takanohana II 4 1994–1996 + 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 Consecutive championships Name Total Years 1 Hakuhō 7+ 2010–2011 Asashōryū 7† 2004–2005 3 Hakuhō 6 2014-2015 Taihō 6 1966–1967 Taihō 6 1962-1963 5 Futabayama 5‡ 1936–1938 Kitanoumi 5 1978 Chiyonofuji 5 1986–1987 + Four of these titles were in perfect tournaments (zenshō-yūshō) 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 in perfect tournaments 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 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 Terunofuji 6 3 3 10 Hokutoumi 5 3 2 Takakeishō 5 2 3

Most wins

Wins within a playoff are never included in any of the statistics concerning wins or win ratios.

Most career wins Name Wins Years Highest rank 1 Hakuhō 1187 2001–2021 yokozuna 2 Kaiō 1047 1988–2011 ōzeki 3 Chiyonofuji 1045 1970–1991 yokozuna 4 Ōshio 964 1962–1988 komusubi 5 Kitanoumi 951 1967–1984 yokozuna 6 Kyokutenhō 927 1992–2015 sekiwake 7 Wakanosato 914 1992–2015 sekiwake 8 Aminishiki 907 1997–2019 sekiwake 9 Tamawashi 878 2004–active sekiwake 10 Taihō 872 1956–1971 yokozuna

Most top division wins Name Wins Years Highest rank 1 Hakuhō 1093 2004–2021 yokozuna 2 Kaiō 879 1993–2011 ōzeki 3 Chiyonofuji 807 1975–1991 yokozuna 4 Kitanoumi 804 1972–1984 yokozuna 5 Taihō 746 1960–1971 yokozuna 6 Kotoshōgiku 718 2005–2020 ōzeki 7 Kisenosato 714 2004–2019 yokozuna 8 Harumafuji 712 2004–2017 yokozuna 9 Musashimaru 706 1991–2003 yokozuna 10 Takanohana II 701 1990–2003 yokozuna

Most wins in a calendar year 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 the mathematical maximum is 90 wins in a year.

Most consecutive wins

	Name	Wins[a]	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	23 January 2010	15 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	27 November 1988	6 months and 20 days	Ōnokuni
7	Taihō	45	2 September 1968	2 March 1969	6 months	Toda

Most consecutive wins from entry into sumo

	Name	Wins[b]	Start	End	Duration	Defeated by	Highest rank
1	Jōkōryū	27	11 July 2011	20 January 2012	6 months and 9 days	Senshō	komusubi
2	Itai	26	12 November 1978	16 May 1979	6 months and 4 days	Ōnishiki	komusubi
	Tochiazuma II	26	15 January 1995	12 September 1995	7 months and 28 days	Dewaarashi	ōzeki
4	Ōshōryū	24	8 July 2019	18 January 2020	6 months and 10 days	Kotodaigō	makushita 7
5	Tokitenkū	22	8 September 2002	11 March 2003	6 months and 3 days	Furuichi	komusubi
6	Kototenzan	21	12 January 1986	20 July 1986	6 months and 8 days	retired	makushita 43
	Enhō	21	15 May 2017	13 November 2017	5 months and 29 days	Jōkōryū	maegashira 4
	Hokuseihō	21	19 July 2020	15 March 2021	7 months and 24 days	Tokisakae	maegashira 6
	Fujiseiun	21	10 May 2021	15 November 2021	6 months and 5 days	Kamito	jūryō 6
10	Akiseyama	20	10 March 2008	25 July 2008	4 months and 15 days	Surugatsukasa	maegashira 12
	Tsurugishō	20	9 March 2014	25 July 2014	4 months and 16 days	Hienriki	maegashira 6
	Aonishiki	20	12 November 2023	22 March 2024	4 months and 10 days	Nagamura	komusubi

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, the Tokyo Sumo Association merged with the Osaka Sumo Association to form the Japan Sumo Association, and most of the sumo systems were changed, so any pre-1927 records are disregarded. The list excludes active wrestlers.[c] Name Win–loss Years rate 1 Hakuhō 1093–199 2001–2021 84.6% 2 Taihō 746–144 1960–1971 83.8% 3 Futabayama 276–68 1932–1945 80.2% 4 Asashōryū 596–153 2001–2010 79.6% 5 Haguroyama 321–94 1937–1953 77.3% 6 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 1962–1988 komusubi 2 Kyokutenhō 1870 1992–2015 sekiwake 3 Aminishiki 1805 1997–2019 sekiwake 4 Terao 1795 1979–2002 sekiwake 5 Tamawashi 1733 2004–active sekiwake 6 Kaiō 1731 1988–2011 ōzeki 7 Wakanosato 1691 1992–2015 sekiwake 8 Takamiyama 1654 1964–1984 sekiwake 9 Aobajō 1630 1964–1986 sekiwake 10 Fujizakura 1613 1963–1985 sekiwake

Most top division bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Kyokutenhō 1470 1998–2015 sekiwake 2 Kaiō 1444 1993–2011 ōzeki 3 Tamawashi 1437 2009–active sekiwake 4 Takamiyama 1430 1968–1984 sekiwake 5 Aminishiki 1399 2000–2018 sekiwake 6 Terao 1378 1985–2001 sekiwake 7 Kotoshōgiku 1332 2005–2020 ōzeki 8 Akinoshima 1283 1988–2003 sekiwake 9 Hakuhō 1282 2004–2021 yokozuna 10 Kotonowaka 1260 1990–2005 sekiwake

Most consecutive bouts

Most consecutive career bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Tamawashi* 1733[d] 2004–active sekiwake 2 Aobajō* 1630 1964–1986 sekiwake 3 Fujizakura 1543 1963–1984 sekiwake 4 Takatōriki* 1456 1983–2002 sekiwake 5 Takamiyama 1425 1964–1981 sekiwake 6 Takarafuji* 1398 2009–2025 sekiwake 7 Yoshiazuma* 1391[e] 1996–active maegashira 12 8 Dairyūgawa* 1367 1961–1979 maegashira 1 9 Terao 1359 1979–1997 sekiwake 10 Toyonoumi* 1316 1981–1999 maegashira 1 * No bouts missed in career/career to date

Most consecutive top division bouts Name Total Years Highest rank 1 Takamiyama 1231 1968–1981 sekiwake 2 Ōzutsu 1170 1979–1992 sekiwake 3 Tamawashi 1092[d] 2013–active sekiwake 4 Kurohimeyama 1065 1969–1981 sekiwake 5 Terao 1063 1985–1997 sekiwake 6 Hasegawa 1024 1965–1976 sekiwake 7 Takarafuji 990 2013–2024 sekiwake 8 Takatōriki 975 1990–2001 sekiwake 9 Ōhikari 945 1950–1963 komusubi 10 Aonosato 885 1959–1968 sekiwake Kaneshiro 885 1974–1984 sekiwake

Most tournaments

The March 2011 and May 2020 tournaments were cancelled for all wrestlers and are disregarded in these totals.
Tournaments sat out by individual wrestlers are included, with the exception of "outside the banzuke" status (banzuke-gai).

Most tournaments ranked in the top division Name Total First Last Highest rank 1 Kaiō 107 July 1993 July 2011 ōzeki 2 Hakuhō 103 May 2004 September 2021 yokozuna 3 Kyokutenhō 99 January 1998 July 2015 sekiwake 4 Takamiyama 97 January 1968 January 1984 sekiwake Aminishiki 97 July 2000 May 2018 sekiwake 6 Tamawashi 96 September 2008 still active sekiwake 7 Terao 93 March 1985 May 2001 sekiwake 8 Akinoshima 91 March 1988 May 2003 sekiwake Kotoshōgiku 91 January 2005 November 2020 ōzeki 10 Kotonowaka 90 November 1990 November 2005 sekiwake

Most tournaments ranked at yokozuna Name Total First Last 1 Hakuhō 84 July 2007 September 2021 2 Kitanoumi 63 July 1974 January 1985 3 Chiyonofuji 59 September 1981 May 1991 4 Taihō 58 November 1961 May 1971 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 Kakuryū 41 May 2014 March 2021

Most tournaments ranked 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 Gōeidō 33 September 2014 January 2020 Retirement

Most tournaments ranked at komusubi or sekiwake 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 Mitakeumi 29 November 2016 January 2022 ōzeki 7 Akinoshima 27 November 1988 September 2000 sekiwake Takamiyama 27 November 1969 September 1982 sekiwake 9 Takatōriki 26 May 1991 May 2000 sekiwake Wakanosato 26 November 2000 September 2005 sekiwake Most career tournaments Name Total First Last Highest rank 1 Hanakaze 214 March 1986 January 2022 sandanme 18 2 Tenichi 194 March 1993 current makushita 10 Terunosato 194 March 1993 current sandanme 23 4 Itakozakura 188 March 1994 current jonidan 19 5 Sawaisamu 187 July 1992 May 2025 jonidan 53 6 Hokutoryū 186 March 1986 March 2017 sandanme 53 7 Shōketsu 182 March 1995 current makushita 4 8 Yoshiazuma 177 January 1996 current maegashira 12 9 Koshinoryū 176 March 1995 September 2024 makushita 34 Dairaido 176 March 1996 current jūryō 2

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 and sandanme tsukedashi entrants who made their debut in the third makushita division and the fourth sandanme division.

Fastest progress to top division Name Tournaments Pro Debut Top division debut Highest rank 1 Jōkōryū 9 May 2011 November 2012 komusubi Takerufuji 9 September 2022 March 2024 maegashira 6 Aonishiki 9 September 2023 March 2025 komusubi 4 Ōsunaarashi 10 March 2012 November 2013 maegashira 1 Hokutōfuji 10 March 2015 November 2016 komusubi 6 Kotoōshū 11 November 2002 September 2004 ōzeki Aran 11 January 2007 November 2008 sekiwake Shōdai 11 March 2014 January 2016 ōzeki Tomokaze 11 May 2017 March 2019 maegashira 3 10 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 Ura 12 March 2015 March 2017 komusubi Atamifuji 12 November 2020 November 2022 maegashira 1

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 Kitaharima 85 March 2002 July 2016 maegashira 15

Most special prizes

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

	Name	Total	Outstanding Performance	Fighting Spirit	Technique	Years	Highest rank
1	Akinoshima	19	7	8	4	1988–1999	sekiwake
2	Kotonishiki	18	7	3	8	1990–1998	sekiwake
3	Kaiō	15	10	5	0	1994–2000	ōzeki
4	Tsurugamine	14	2	2	10	1956–1966	sekiwake
	Asashio	14	10	3	1	1979–1983	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	2000–2007	ōzeki
	Takayasu	13	4	6	3	2013–2025	ōzeki

Most gold stars

Gold stars (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	1988–1999	sekiwake
2	Takamiyama	12	1968–1978	sekiwake
	Tochinonada	12	1998–2008	sekiwake
4	Tosanoumi	11	1995–2003	sekiwake
5	Kitanonada	10	1954–1961	sekiwake
	Haguroyama	10	1955–1961	sekiwake
	Tsurugamine	10	1955–1961	sekiwake
	Dewanishiki	10	1949–1963	sekiwake
	Ōzutsu	10	1979–1986	sekiwake
10	Mitsuneyama	9	1944–1957	ōzeki
	Tamanoumi	9	1953–1958	sekiwake
	Hasegawa	9	1965–1974	sekiwake
	Fujizakura	9	1973–1981	sekiwake
	Takatōriki	9	1990–1998	sekiwake
	Ichinojō	9	2014–2022	sekiwake

Youngest yokozuna at time of promotion

Yokozuna by their age at the time of promotion, showing both years and months for added detail.

	Yokozuna	Date of promotion	Age at promotion
1	Kitanoumi	July 20, 1974	21 years, 2 months
2	Taihō	September 27, 1961	21 years, 4 months
3	Hakuhō	May 30, 2007	22 years, 2 months
4	Asashōryū	January 30, 2003	22 years, 4 months
5	Takanohana II	December 1994	22 years, 4 months
6	Futahaguro	July 1986	22 years, 10 months
7	Kashiwado	November 1961	23 years, 0 months
8	Terukuni	June 1942	23 years, 6 months
9	Akebono	January 27, 1993	23 years, 8 months
10	Ōnokuni	September 1987	24 years, 11 months
	Onosato	May 2025	24 years, 11 months

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of active gold star earners
• List of active special prize winners
• List of active sumo wrestlers
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo top division champions
• List of sumo top division runners-up
• List of sumo second division champions
• List of sumo stables
• List of years in sumo
• List of yokozuna

Notes

1. The winning streaks of Tanikaze, Umegatani, and Tachiyama were interrupted by draws and rest days. The others listed were all wins only.
2. Playoff matches, whether victories or defeats, are not included. Jōkōryū lost a playoff match in September 2011, and Fujiseiun in July 2021. Itai won one in January 1979. Bouts in maezumo are unofficial and also not included.
3. Losses by default are excluded, but wins by default are included; as is standard in sumo records.
4. Tamawashi was forced to withdraw from Day 13 of the July 2022 tournament under COVID-19 protocols. The Japan Sumo Association has said his streak should be recognized as continuing.
5. Yoshiazuma was forced to withdraw from the September 2020 tournament and Day 11 of the July 2022 tournament under COVID-19 protocols. However, this was not considered an interruption to his streak of consecutive appearances.

References

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