This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo

Sumo

is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...

. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho

Honbasho

A is an official professional sumo tournament. There are six held each year, a system established in 1958. Only honbasho results matter in determining promotion and relegation for rikishi ....

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

This table does not include unofficial championships before the current yusho

Yusho

A Yūshō is a tournament championship in sumo. It is awarded in each of the six annual honbasho or official tournaments, to the wrestler who wins the most number of bouts. Yūshō are awarded in all six professional sumo divisions...

system was established in 1909.

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Years
1	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	32	1960–71
2	Chiyonofuji	31	1981–90
3	Asashōryū	25	2002–10
4	Kitanoumi	24	1974–84
5	Takanohana	22	1992–2001
6	Hakuhō Hakuho Sho is a professional sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. On May 30, 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo,...	21	2006–
7	Wajima Wajima Hiroshi is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. He was sumo's 54th Yokozuna. He won a total of 14 tournament championships or yusho during his career and retired in March 1981....	14	1972–81
8=	Futabayama	12	1936–43
8=	Musashimaru	12	1994–2002
10	Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...	11	1992–2000
11=	Tsunenohana	10	1921–30
11=	Tochinishiki	10	1952–60
11=	Wakanohana I Wakanohana Kanji I was a sumo wrestler, the sport's 45th Yokozuna .Wakanohana's younger brother was the late former ozeki Takanohana Kenshi and he was the uncle of Takanohana Koji and Wakanohana Masaru...	10	1956–60
11=	Kitanofuji	10	1966–73

Most undefeated championships

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, twelve and thirteen days. The records of Tachiyama, Tochigiyama and Tsunenohana also include some draws, holds and rest days.

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Zenshō Yūshō	Years
1=	Futabayama	8	1936–43
1=	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	8	1963–69
1=	Hakuhō	8	2007–
4=	Tachiyama	7	1910–15
4=	Kitanoumi	7	1977–84
4=	Chiyonofuji	7	1983–89
7	Tochigiyama	6	1917–25
8	Asashōryū	5	2004–10
9=	Haguroyama Haguroyama Masaji Haguroyama Masaji was a sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata, Japan. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which is an all-time record...	4	1944–52
9=	Tsunenohana	4	1921–28
9=	Takanohana	4	1994–96

Most top division championship playoffs

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Won	Lost
1	Takanohana Takanohana Koji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the fifth highest total ever...	10	5	5
2=	Hakuhō	8	4	4
2=	Kitanoumi	8	3	5
4=	Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...	7	4	3
4=	Musashimaru	7	1	6
6=	Chiyonofuji	6	6	0
6=	Asashōryū	6	5	1
6=	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	6	4	2
9	Hokutoumi	5	3	2
10=	Wajima Wajima Hiroshi is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. He was sumo's 54th Yokozuna. He won a total of 14 tournament championships or yusho during his career and retired in March 1981....	4	3	1
10=	Takanonami	4	2	2
10=	Sadanoyama	4	1	3
10=	Wakanohana Wakanohana Masaru is a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Koji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s...	4	1	3

Most career wins

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Wins	Years	Highest rank
1	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	1047	1988–2011	Ōzeki
2	Chiyonofuji	1045	1970–91	Yokozuna
3	Oshio Oshio Kenji Ōshio Kenji is a former sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. His career lasted twenty six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo.-Career:He was born in Yahata Higashi ward...	964	1962–88	Komusubi
4	Kitanoumi	951	1967–84	Yokozuna
5	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	872	1956–71	Yokozuna
6	Terao Terao Tsunefumi Terao Tsunefumi is a former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable...	860	1979–2002	Sekiwake
7	Akinoshima	822	1982–2003	Sekiwake
8	Takamiyama Takamiyama Daigoro Takamiyama Daigorō 高見山大五郎 is a former sumo wrestler, the first foreign born rikishi to win the top division championship . His highest rank was sekiwake...	812	1964–84	Sekiwake
9	Mitoizumi	807	1978–2000	Sekiwake
10	Takanohana	794	1988–2003	Yokozuna

Most top division wins

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Wins	Years	Highest rank
1	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	879	1993–2011	Ōzeki
2	Chiyonofuji	807	1975–91	Yokozuna
3	Kitanoumi	804	1972–84	Yokozuna
4	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	746	1960–71	Yokozuna
5	Musashimaru	706	1991–2003	Yokozuna
6	Takanohana	701	1990–2003	Yokozuna
7	Takamiyama Takamiyama Daigoro Takamiyama Daigorō 高見山大五郎 is a former sumo wrestler, the first foreign born rikishi to win the top division championship . His highest rank was sekiwake...	683	1968–84	Sekiwake
8	Konishiki	649	1984–97	Ōzeki
9=	Akinoshima	647	1988–2003	Sekiwake
9=	Takanonami	647	1991–2004	Ōzeki

Most wins in a calendar year (90 bouts)

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Wins	Year
1=	Hakuhō	86	2009
1=	Hakuhō	86	2010
3	Asashōryū	84	2005
4	Kitanoumi	82	1978
5	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	81	1963
6=	Kitanoumi	80	1977
6=	Chiyonofuji	80	1985
6=	Takanohana Takanohana Koji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the fifth highest total ever...	80	1994
6=	Takanohana	80	1995

Most consecutive wins

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Wins	Start	End	Duration	Defeated by
1	Futabayama	69	7th day January 1936	3rd day January 1939	2 years 11 months 27 days	Akinoumi
=2	Tanikaze	63	1st day October 1778	6th day February 1782	3 years 4 months 5 days	Onogawa
=2	Hakuhō	63	14th day January 2010	2nd day November 2010	9 months 23 days	Kisenosato Kisenosato Yutaka Kisenosato Yutaka is a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki, Japan. He made his professional debut in 2002, and reached the top makuuchi division in 2004 at the age of just 18. His highest rank to date is sekiwake, which he reached in March 2009...
4	Umegatani I Umegatani Totaro I Umegatani Tōtarō was a sumo wrestler from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 15th Yokozuna. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of Tanikaze and Raiden.-Career:...	58	1st day April 1876	8th day January 1881	4 years 9 months 7 days	Wakashima
5	Tachiyama	56	9th day January 1912	7th day May 1916	4 years 3 months 29 days	Tochigiyama
6	Chiyonofuji	53	7th day May 1988	15th day November 1988	6 months 8 days	Onokuni
7	Taihō Taiho Taihō or Taiho can refer to:* Taihō , a Japanese name for the years 701–704* Taihō Code, a reorganization of the Japanese government at the end of the Asuka period.* Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō...	45	2nd day September 1968	2nd day March 1969	6 months 0 days	Toda

All time

The list includes Yokozuna and Ozeki (the highest rank before the yokozuna rank was introduced), but excludes so-called kanban or "Guest Ozeki" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the banzuke

Banzuke

This article is about the banzuke document, for a list of wrestlers as ranked on an actual banzuke see List of active sumo wrestlersA , officially called is a document listing the rankings of professional sumo wrestlers published before each official tournament or honbasho. The term can also...

again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available.

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Win-Loss	Years	rate
1	Raiden Tameemon	254–10	1790–1811	96.2%
2	Umegatani Tōtarō I Umegatani Totaro I Umegatani Tōtarō was a sumo wrestler from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 15th Yokozuna. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of Tanikaze and Raiden.-Career:...	116–6	1874–1885	95.1%
3	Tanikaze Kajinosuke Tanikaze Kajinosuke was a sumo wrestler in Japan in the Tokugawa era, and the first to be awarded the title of Yokozuna within his own lifetime. He achieved great fame and won 21 tournament championships. He was also the coach of Raiden Tameemon.- Early career :...	258–14	1769–1794	94.9%
4	Jinmaku Kyūgorō Jinmaku Kyugoro Jinmaku Kyūgorō was a sumo wrestler from what is now Shimane, Japan. He was the sport's 12th Yokozuna.-Career:...	87–5	1858–1867	94.6%
5	Onogawa Kisaburō Onogawa Kisaburo Onogawa Kisaburō was a sumo wrestler from Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 5th Yokozuna. Along with Tanikaze he was the first to be given a yokozuna licence by the House of Yoshida Tsukasa and the first to perform the dohyō-iri to promote sumo tournaments.-Career:Onogawa was...	144–13	1781–1797	91.7%

Modern era

In 1927, Tokyo sumo merged with Osaka sumo and most of the sumo systems were changed. The list excludes active wrestlers. As of May 21, 2011, Hakuhō's is 83.4%

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Win-Loss	Years	rate
1	Taihō Kōki Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	746-144	1960-1971	83.8%
2	Futabayama Sadaji Futabayama Sadaji Futabayama Sadaji , born as Akiyoshi Sadaji in Oita Prefecture, Japan, was the 35th Yokozuna in sumo wrestling, from 1937 until 1945. He won twelve top division championships and had a winning streak of 69 consecutive bouts, an all-time record. Despite his dominance he was extremely popular with...	276-68	1932-1945	80.2%
3	Asashōryū Akinori Asashōryū Akinori is a former sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan and became the first Mongol to reach sumo's highest rank in January 2003. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005 he became the first man to win all six official...	596-153	2001-2010	79.6%
4	Haguroyama Masaji Haguroyama Masaji Haguroyama Masaji was a sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata, Japan. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which is an all-time record...	321-94	1937-1953	77.3%
5	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu Kitanoumi Toshimitsu Kitanoumi Toshimitsu is a former sumo wrestler and former Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. He was the dominant yokozuna in sumo during the 1970s. Toshimitsu was promoted to yokozuna at age 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank, and he remained a yokozuna for a record 63...	804-247	1972-1985	76.5%

Most career bouts

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Ōshio Oshio Kenji Ōshio Kenji is a former sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. His career lasted twenty six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo.-Career:He was born in Yahata Higashi ward...	1891	1962-88	Komusubi
2	Terao Terao Tsunefumi Terao Tsunefumi is a former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable...	1795	1979-2002	Sekiwake
3	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	1731	1988-2011	Ōzeki
4	Takamiyama	1654	1964-84	Sekiwake
5	Aobajō Aobajo Yukio Aobajō Yukio is a former sumo wrestler from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He did not miss a single bout in his 22 year professional career, and holds the record for the most consecutive matches fought, at 1630. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:He made his debut in March 1964, joining Nishonoseki...	1630	1964-86	Sekiwake
6	Fujikazura Fujizakura Yoshimori Fujizakura Yoshimori is a former sumo wrestler from Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He wrestled for Takasago stable. He has one of the longest professional careers of any wrestler, fighting 1613 bouts in total, of which 1543 were consecutive. This latter record is second...	1613	1963-85	Sekiwake
7	Akinoshima	1575	1982-2003	Sekiwake
8	Mitoizumi	1564	1978-2000	Sekiwake
9	Kirinji Kirinji Kazuharu Kirinji Kazuharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. During his long career he won several awards and set a number of longevity records. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:He made his professional debut in May 1967 at the age of just 14,...	1562	1967-88	Sekiwake
10	Ōzutsu Ōzutsu Takeshi Ōzutsu Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history after Takamiyama. His...	1561	1971-92	Sekiwake

Most top division bouts

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	1444	1993-2011	Ōzeki
2	Takamiyama	1430	1968-84	Sekiwake
3	Terao Terao Tsunefumi Terao Tsunefumi is a former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable...	1378	1985-2001	Sekiwake
4	Akinoshima	1283	1988-2003	Sekiwake
5	Kotonowaka	1260	1990-2005	Sekiwake
6	Kirinji Kirinji Kazuharu Kirinji Kazuharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. During his long career he won several awards and set a number of longevity records. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:He made his professional debut in May 1967 at the age of just 14,...	1221	1974-88	Sekiwake
7	Tosanoumi	1183	1995-2010	Sekiwake
8	Tochinonada	1182	1997-	Sekiwake
9	Ozutsu Ōzutsu Takeshi Ōzutsu Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history after Takamiyama. His...	1170	1979-92	Sekiwake
10	Tsurugamine	1128	1953-67	Sekiwake

Most consecutive career bouts

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Aobajo	1630	1964-86	Sekiwake
2	Fujizakura	1543	1963-84	Sekiwake
3	Takatoriki	1456	1983-2002	Sekiwake
4	Takamiyama	1425	1964-81	Sekiwake
5	Dairyugawa	1367	1961-79	Maegashira 1
6	Terao	1359	1979-97	Sekiwake
7	Hidanohana	1297	1969-89	Maegashira 1
8	Ozutsu Ōzutsu Takeshi Ōzutsu Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history after Takamiyama. His...	1267	1978-92	Sekiwake
9	Otsukasa	1256	1993-2009	Maegashira 4

Most consecutive top division bouts

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Takamiyama	1231	1968-81	Sekiwake
2	Ozutsu Ōzutsu Takeshi Ōzutsu Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history after Takamiyama. His...	1170	1979-92	Sekiwake
3	Kurohimeyama	1065	1969-81	Sekiwake
4	Terao	1063	1985-97	Sekiwake
5	Hasegawa Hasegawa Katsutoshi Hasegawa Katsutoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan. He began his professional career in 1960, reaching the top division in 1965. He won eight special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won a tournament...	1024	1965-76	Sekiwake
6	Takatoriki	975	1990-2001	Sekiwake
7	Ohikari	945	1950-63	Komusubi
8	Kitanoumi	863	1972-81	Yokozuna

Most tournaments in top division

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	First	Last
1	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	107	July 1993	July 2011
2	Takamiyama	97	January 1968	January 1984
3	Terao Terao Tsunefumi Terao Tsunefumi is a former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable...	93	March 1985	May 2001
4	Akinoshima	91	March 1988	May 2003
4	Kotonowaka	90	November 1990	November 2005
6	Kirinji Kirinji Kazuharu Kirinji Kazuharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. During his long career he won several awards and set a number of longevity records. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:He made his professional debut in May 1967 at the age of just 14,...	84	September 1974	September 1988
7=	Chiyonofuji	81	September 1975	May 1991
7=	Konishiki	81	July 1984	November 1997
7=	Tochinonada	81	May 1997
10	Tosanoumi	80	July 1995	September 2010

Most tournaments at Yokozuna

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	First	Last
1	Kitanoumi	63	July 1974	January 1985
2	Chiyonofuji	59	September 1981	May 1991
3	Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	58	November 1961	May 1971
4	Takanohana II Takanohana Koji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the fifth highest total ever...	49	January 1995	January 2003
5	Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...	48	March 1993	January 2001
6=	Kashiwado	47	November 1961	July 1969
6=	Wajima Wajima Hiroshi is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. He was sumo's 54th Yokozuna. He won a total of 14 tournament championships or yusho during his career and retired in March 1981....	47	July 1973	March 1981
8	Asashōryū	42	March 2003	January 2010
9	Chiyonoyama	32	September 1951	January 1959
10=	Haguroyama Haguroyama Masaji Haguroyama Masaji was a sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata, Japan. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which is an all-time record...	30	January 1942	September 1953
10=	Hokutoumi	30	July 1987	May 1992

Most tournaments at Ozeki

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	First	Last	Ended by
1=	Chiyotaikai	65	March 1999	November 2009	Demotion
1=	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	65	September 2000	July 2011	Retirement
3	Takanohana I Takanohana Kenshi Takanohana Kenshi 貴ノ花健士 was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, which he held for fifty tournaments. As an active rikishi he was extremely popular and was nicknamed the "prince of sumo" due to his good looks and relatively slim build...	50	November 1972	January 1981	Retirement
4	Hokutenyu	44	July 1983	September 1990	Retirement
5	Konishiki	39	July 1987	November 1993	Demotion
6	Takanonami	37	March 1994	May 2000	Demotion
7	Asashio Asashio Taro IV Asashio Tarō IV is a former sumo wrestler from Muroto, Kochi, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki...	36	May 1983	March 1989	Retirement
8	Kotooshu	35	January 2006
9	Yutakayama Yutakayama Katsuo Yutakayama Katsuo is a former sumo wrestler from Niigata, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Although he never managed to win a top division tournament championship he was a runner-up on eight occasions...	34	March 1963	September 1968	Retirement
10=	Kotozakura	32	November 1967	January 1973	Promotion
10=	Musashimaru	32	March 1994	May 1999	Promotion

Most tournaments in junior sanyaku (komusubi and sekiwake ranks)

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	First	Last
1	Kotonishiki	34	September 1990	September 1999
2	Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	32	May 1994	July 2000
3	Musoyama	31	March 1994	September 2000
4=	Hasegawa Hasegawa Katsutoshi Hasegawa Katsutoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan. He began his professional career in 1960, reaching the top division in 1965. He won eight special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won a tournament...	30	November 1965	September 1974
4=	Kotomitsuki	30	January 2001	July 2007
6=	Akinoshima	27	November 1988	September 2000
6=	Takamiyama	27	November 1969	September 1982
8=	Takatoriki	26	May 1991	May 2000
8=	Wakanosato	26	November 2000	September 2005
10=	Daikirin	22	November 1966	September 1970
10=	Tochiazuma	22	July 1997	January 2005
10=	Kisenosato	22	July 2006

Progress to top division

The table for the fastest progress shows wrestlers with the fewest tournaments from their professional debut to their top division

Makuuchi

or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....

 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 Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Tournaments	Pro Debut	Top division debut	Highest rank
1=	Kotooshu	11	November 2002	September 2004	Ozeki
1=	Aran Aran Hakutora Aran Hakutora is a Russian sumo wrestler. He began his professional career in January 2007 and made the top division in a record eleven tournaments. The highest rank he has reached is sekiwake...	11	January 2007	November 2008	Sekiwake
3=	Itai	12	September 1978	September 1980	Komusubi
3=	Konishiki	12	July 1982	July 1984	Ozeki
3=	Tochiazuma	12	November 1994	November 1996	Ozeki
3=	Asashōryū	12	January 1999	January 2001	Yokozuna
3=	Tokitenku	12	July 2002	July 2004	Komusubi
3=	Yoshikaze	12	January 2004	January 2006	Maegashira 1
3=	Baruto	12	May 2004	May 2006	Ozeki
3=	Sakaizawa	12	March 2006	March 2008	Maegashira 15
3=	Yamamotoyama Yamamotoyama Ryuta Yamamotoyama Ryūta is a former sumo wrestler from the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Making his professional debut in January 2007, he reached the top makuuchi division in January 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 9. At , he is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever...	12	January 2007	January 2009	Maegashira 9
12=	Asahifuji	13	January 1981	March 1983	Yokozuna
12=	Takahanada	13	March 1988	May 1990	Yokozuna
12=	Musashimaru	13	September 1989	November 1991	Yokozuna
12=	Homasho	13	March 2004	May 2006	Komusubi
12=	Tochiozan	13	January 2005	March 2007	Sekiwake
12=	Tochinoshin	13	March 2006	May 2008	Komusubi

Slowest progress to top division

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	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 13
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	Onohana	84	March 1974	March 1988	Maegashira 13

Most special prizes

Special prizes or sanshō

Sansho (Sumo)

Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...

were first awarded in 1947. They can only be given to wrestlers ranked at sekiwake or below.

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	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 Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	15	10	5	0	1994-2000	Ozeki
4=	Tsurugamine	14	2	2	10	1956-66	Sekiwake
4=	Asashio Asashio Taro IV Asashio Tarō IV is a former sumo wrestler from Muroto, Kochi, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki...	14	10	3	1	1979-83	Ozeki
4=	Takatoriki	14	3	10	1	1990-2000	Sekiwake
7=	Musoyama	13	5	4	4	1994-2000	Ozeki
7=	Tosanoumi	13	7	5	1	1995-2003	Sekiwake
7=	Kotomitsuki	13	2	4	7	2000-07	Ozeki
10	Tochiazuma	12	3	2	7	1996-2001	Ozeki
11=	Takamiyama	11	6	5	0	1968-81	Sekiwake
11=	Daiju Daiju Hisateru Daiju Hisateru is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, but he held the rank for only five tournaments, fewer than any ozeki in the modern era. He won eleven sansho or special prizes during his top division career which lasted from 1970 to 1977...	11	4	1	6	1970-73	Ozeki
11=	Kirinji Kirinji Kazuharu Kirinji Kazuharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. During his long career he won several awards and set a number of longevity records. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:He made his professional debut in May 1967 at the age of just 14,...	11	4	4	3	1975-88	Sekiwake
11=	Hoshi Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. He is the sport's 61st Yokozuna. He is now the head coach of Hakkaku stable.-Early life:...	11	3	3	5	1983-86	Yokozuna

Most gold stars

Gold stars or kinboshi

Kinboshi

Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....

are awarded to maegashira ranked wrestlers who defeat a yokozuna.

	Name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Akinoshima	16	1988-99	Sekiwake
2=	Takamiyama	12	1968-78	Sekiwake
2=	Tochinonada	12	1998-2008	Sekiwake
4	Tosanoumi	11	1995-2003	Sekiwake
5=	Kitanonada	10	1954-61	Sekiwake
5=	Annenyama	10	1955-61	Sekiwake
5=	Tsurugamine	10	1955-61	Sekiwake
5=	Dewanishiki	10	1949-63	Sekiwake
5=	Ozutsu Ōzutsu Takeshi Ōzutsu Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history after Takamiyama. His...	10	1979-86	Sekiwake
10=	Mitsuneyama	9	1944-57	Ozeki
10=	Tamanoumi Tamanoumi Daitaro Tamanoumi Daitaro, real name Tomohiro Miura, was a sumo wrestler from Oita, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He won a top division tournament championship in 1957...	9	1953-58	Sekiwake
10=	Hasegawa Hasegawa Katsutoshi Hasegawa Katsutoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan. He began his professional career in 1960, reaching the top division in 1965. He won eight special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won a tournament...	9	1965-74	Sekiwake
10=	Fujizakura	9	1973-81	Sekiwake
10=	Takatoriki	9	1990-98	Sekiwake