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This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.
Terunofuji performing the yokozuna dohyō-iri ceremony at Meiji Shrine, August 2021. In the July 2021 tournament, Terunofuji was in contention for the Emperor's Cup with a perfect record after 14 days before losing in the final match to fellow Mongolian-born yokozuna Hakuhō, who won the championship with a perfect 15–0 record. [75]
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2025 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.
Terunofuji Haruo ‡ – Gantulga Gan-Erdene – 2011–active – 73rd yokozuna [25] Tokinishiki Harunobu – Tsendsuren Tüshig – 2022–2023 – sandanme 85 Tokisōma Baira – Ankhbayar Batbayar – 2017–2024 – makushita 25
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.
A makuuchi match with the 69th yokozuna Hakuhō beating Dejima as the 68th yokozuna Asashōryū watches in the background. Makuuchi (幕内), or makunouchi (幕の内), is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo.
Wrestlers who went on to be promoted to yokozuna are tabulated in the list of yokozuna. [2] Active wrestlers (September 2024) are indicated by italics. The number of top division yūshō (championships) won by each ōzeki is also listed. There is no requirement to win a championship before promotion, but a wrestler must usually have won around ...
52nd yokozuna Kitanofuji and 64th yokozuna Akebono die. Takakeishō retires. 2023 in sumo - Tochinoshin retires. Takakeishō and Kirishima each win two titles. 2022 in sumo - Six different wrestlers win titles; Wakatakakage, Ichinojō, and Abi each win their first titles. 2021 in sumo - Kakuryū and Hakuhō retire. Hakuhō wins his 45th and ...