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The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb) or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of January 2023. Ōrora (left), the heaviest sumo wrestler ever, fights eighth-heaviest Kainowaka Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever ...
From 1996 to 1997, Yarbrough competed in professional wrestling for Catch Wrestling Association in Germany, where he had gimmick matches based around his sumo career. He took part in a sumo tournament against the entire staff of the promotion, being declared winner after beating everybody except August Smisl and Terminator Mastino .
Ōhō Kōnosuke (王鵬 幸之介), born February 14, 2000, as Kōnosuke Naya (納谷 幸之介, Naya Kōnosuke), is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kōtō, Tokyo. He made his professional debut in January 2018 wrestling for Ōtake stable.
Enhō Yūya (Japanese: 炎鵬 友哉, born 18 October 1994 as Yūya Nakamura (中村 友哉)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture.He made his debut in March 2017 and was a member of Miyagino stable, under the guidance of former yokozuna Hakuhō, until his transfer to Isegahama stable in March 2024.
As of 2021, he is USA Sumo's head coach and sumo ambassador. [16] He regularly appears in commercials on US television which require a sumo wrestler. [12] He runs the Yamamoto Sumo Dojo in Los Angeles. [7] Also in 2021, he was married in the USA. In 2022, Nick DiGiovanni, an American chef, cooked a 5-course meal for him. In 2023 he published a ...
Airline staff recognised the need for a larger aircraft estimating that each wrestler weighed around 120kg (18st 9lbs) – significantly more than the average person, at around 70kg (11st).
Tobizaru is below the average size for an elite sumo wrestler, being the second lightest sekitori when he reached jūryō in 2017, and he stands just 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall. [25] He is an oshi-sumo specialist, preferring to push his opponents rather than grab the mawashi or belt.
Sharran Alexander (born 1965 in Maida Vale, London [1]), is a sumo wrestler who is listed in British Sumo Federation as 2nd Kyu grade. She was named as the heaviest sportswoman in the 2013 Guinness World Records at 203.2 kg (448 lb).