List of sumo record holders

This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or are included here. Since 1958, six 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.
The tables are up to date as of the end of the January 2026 tournament.

Most top division championships

Most career championships

⁺ 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

⁺ 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

⁺ Four of these titles were in perfect tournaments 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.

^‡ 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 wins

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

Most wins in a calendar year

the mathematical maximum is 90 wins in a year.

Best top division win ratios

All time

The list includes and, but excludes so-called or "guest " 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. Among active wrestlers, at the end of the January 2026 tournament, Aonishiki had 68 wins against 22 losses, giving a ratio of 75.6%.

	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 consecutive bouts

Most consecutive career bouts

* No bouts missed in career/career to date

Most consecutive top division bouts

	Name	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Takamiyama	1231	1968–1981
2	Ōzutsu	1170	1979–1992
3	Tamawashi	1122	2013–active
4	Kurohimeyama	1065	1969–1981
5	Terao	1063	1985–1997
6	Hasegawa	1024	1965–1976
7	Takarafuji	990	2013–2024
8	Takatōriki	975	1990–2001
9	Ōhikari	945	1950–1963
10	Aonosato	885	1959–1968
10	Kaneshiro	885	1974–1984

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 " status.

Most tournaments ranked at or

	Name	Total	First	Last	Highest rank
1	Kotonishiki	34	September 1990	September 1999
2	Kaiō	32	May 1994	July 2000
3	Musōyama	31	March 1994	September 2000
4	Hasegawa	30	November 1965	September 1974
4	Kotomitsuki	30	January 2001	July 2007
6	Mitakeumi	29	November 2016	January 2022
7	Akinoshima	27	November 1988	September 2000
7	Takamiyama	27	November 1969	September 1982
9	Takatōriki	26	May 1991	May 2000
9	Wakanosato	26	November 2000	September 2005

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

Most special prizes

Special prizes were first awarded in 1947. They can only be given to wrestlers ranked at 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
2	Kotonishiki	18	7	3	8	1990–1998
3	Kaiō	15	10	5	0	1994–2000
4	Tsurugamine	14	2	2	10	1956–1966
4	Asashio	14	10	3	1	1979–1983
4	Takatōriki	14	3	10	1	1990–2000
7	Musōyama	13	5	4	4	1994–2000
7	Tosanoumi	13	7	5	1	1995–2003
7	Kotomitsuki	13	2	4	7	2000–2007
7	Takayasu	13	4	6	3	2013–2025

Most gold stars

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

	Name	Total	Years	Highest rank
1	Akinoshima	16	1988–1999
2	Takamiyama	12	1968–1978
2	Tochinonada	12	1998–2008
4	Tosanoumi	11	1995–2003
5	Kitanonada	10	1954–1961
5	Haguroyama	10	1955–1961
5	Tsurugamine	10	1955–1961
5	Dewanishiki	10	1949–1963
5	Ōzutsu	10	1979–1986
10	Mitsuneyama	9	1944–1957
10	Tamanoumi	9	1953–1958
10	Hasegawa	9	1965–1974
10	Fujizakura	9	1973–1981
10	Takatōriki	9	1990–1998
10	Ichinojō	9	2014–2022

Youngest at time of promotion

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

		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
10	Onosato	May 2025	24 years, 11 months