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. The tables are up to date as of the end of the May 2023 tournament.

Most top division championships

Most wins

Most consecutive wins

Name Wins[lower-alpha 1] Start End Duration Defeated by
1 Futabayama697 January 19363 January 19392 years, 11 months and 27 daysAkinoumi
2 Tanikaze631 October 17786 February 17823 years, 4 months and 5 daysOnogawa
Hakuhō6323 January 201015 November 20109 months and 19 daysKisenosato
4 Umegatani I581 April 18768 January 18814 years, 9 months and 7 daysWakashima
5 Tachiyama569 January 19127 May 19164 years, 3 months and 28 daysTochigiyama
6 Chiyonofuji537 May 198827 November 19886 months and 20 daysŌnokuni
7 Taihō452 September 19682 March 19696 monthsToda

Most consecutive wins from entry into sumo

Name Wins[lower-alpha 2] Start End Duration Defeated by Highest rank
1 Jōkōryū2711 July 201120 January 20126 months and 9 daysSenshōKomusubi
2 Itai2612 November 197816 May 19796 months and 4 daysŌnishikiKomusubi
Tochiazuma II2615 January 199512 September 19957 months and 28 daysDewaarashiŌzeki
4 Ōshōryū248 July 201918 January 20206 months and 10 daysKotodaigōMakushita 7
5 Tokitenkū228 September 200211 March 20036 months and 3 daysFuruichiKomusubi
6 Kototenzan2112 January 198620 July 19866 months and 8 daysretiredMakushita 43
Enhō2115 May 201713 November 20175 months and 29 daysJōkōryūMaegashira 4
Hokuseihō2119 July 202015 March 20217 months and 24 daysTokisakaeMaegashira 6
Fujiseiun2110 May 202115 November 20216 months and 5 daysKamitoJuryo 7
10 Akiseyama2010 March 200825 July 20084 months and 15 daysSurugatsukasaMaegashira 12
Tsurugishō209 March 201425 July 20144 months and 16 daysHienrikiMaegashira 7

Best top division win ratios

Most bouts

Losses by default are excluded.

Most consecutive bouts

Most tournaments

The March 2011 and May 2020 tournaments were cancelled and are not included in these totals.

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.

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 the current list of active special prize winners, see here.

Name Total Outstanding
Performance
Fighting
Spirit
Technique Years Highest rank
1 Akinoshima197841988–1999Sekiwake
2 Kotonishiki187381990–1998Sekiwake
3 Kaiō1510501994–2000Ōzeki
4 Tsurugamine1422101956–1966Sekiwake
Asashio1410311979–1983Ōzeki
Takatōriki1431011990–2000Sekiwake
7 Musōyama135441994–2000Ōzeki
Tosanoumi137511995–2003Sekiwake
Kotomitsuki132472000–2007Ōzeki
10 Tochiazuma II123271996–2001Ōzeki
Aminishiki124262000–2017Sekiwake
Takayasu 12 4 6 2 2013–2022 Ōzeki

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 Akinoshima161988–1999Sekiwake
2 Takamiyama121968–1978Sekiwake
Tochinonada121998–2008Sekiwake
4 Tosanoumi111995–2003Sekiwake
5 Kitanonada101954–1961Sekiwake
Annenyama101955–1961Sekiwake
Tsurugamine101955–1961Sekiwake
Dewanishiki101949–1963Sekiwake
Ōzutsu101979–1986Sekiwake
10 Mitsuneyama91944–1957Ōzeki
Tamanoumi91953–1958Sekiwake
Hasegawa91965–1974Sekiwake
Fujizakura91973–1981Sekiwake
Takatōriki91990–1998Sekiwake
Ichinojō92014–2022Sekiwake

See also

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. 1 2 3 Tamawashi was forced to withdraw from Day 13 of the July 2022 tournament under COVID-19 protocols. The Japan Sumo Association have said his streak should be recognized as continuing.

References

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