# List of sumo record holders
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[[File:Rikishi Monument for Over 50 Consecutive Wins Tomioka Hachiman 2010 September.jpg|thumb|The {{tlit|ja|Rikishi Monument for Over 50 Consecutive Wins}} at [Tomioka Hachiman Shrine](/source/Tomioka_Hachiman_Shrine). As of November 2014, the monument carries the names of [Tanikaze](/source/Tanikaze_Kajinosuke) (63 consecutive wins), [Umegatani](/source/Umegatani_T%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D_I) (58), [Tachiyama](/source/Tachiyama_Mineemon) (56), [Futabayama](/source/Futabayama_Sadaji) (69), [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) (53) and [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) (63).]]
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional [sumo](/source/sumo). Only performances in official tournaments or {{tlit|ja|[honbasho](/source/honbasho)}} are included here. Since 1958, six {{tlit|ja|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 2026'''](/source/2026_in_sumo) tournament.
==Most top division championships==
{{see also|List of sumo tournament top division champions}}
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===Most career championships===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Official championships since 1909+
! ! !!Total !!Years
|-
!1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||45||2006–2021
|-
!2
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||32 ||1960–1971
|-
!3
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||31 ||1981–1990
|-
!4
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||25 ||2002–2010
|-
!5
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||24 ||1974–1984
|-
!6
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_Koji) ||22 ||1992–2001
|-
!7
| [Wajima](/source/Wajima_Hiroshi) ||14 ||1972–1980
|-
!rowspan=2|8
| [Futabayama](/source/Futabayama_Sadaji) ||12 ||1936–1943
|-
| [Musashimaru](/source/Musashimaru_K%C5%8Dy%C5%8D) ||12 ||1994–2002
|-
!10
| [Akebono](/source/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D) ||11 ||1992–2000
|}
+ [Raiden](/source/Raiden_Tameemon) is said to have had the best record in 28 tournaments between 1790 and 1810, [Tanikaze](/source/Tanikaze_Kajinosuke) 21 between 1772 and 1793, and [Kashiwado](/source/Kashiwado_Risuke) 16 between 1812 and 1822. [Tachiyama](/source/Tachiyama) won two unofficial championships and nine official, giving him a total of 11.
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===Most undefeated championships===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+{{tlit|ja|[Zenshō-yūshō](/source/Zensh%C5%8D-y%C5%ABsh%C5%8D)}} since 1949+
! ! !!Total!!Years
|-
!1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||16 ||2007–2021
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [Futabayama](/source/Futabayama_Sadaji)||8||1936–1943
|-
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||8 ||1963–1969
|-
!rowspan=3|4
| [Tachiyama](/source/Tachiyama_Mineemon) ||7 ||1910–1915
|-
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||7 ||1977–1984
|-
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||7 ||1983–1989
|-
!7
| [Tochigiyama](/source/Tochigiyama_Moriya) ||6 ||1917–1925
|-
!8
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||5 ||2004–2006
|-
!rowspan=3|9
| [Haguroyama](/source/Haguroyama_Masaji) ||4 ||1944–1952
|-
| [Tsunenohana](/source/Tsunenohana_Kan'ichi)|| 4||1921–1928
|-
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_Koji) ||4 ||1994–1996
|}
+ 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.
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===Most consecutive championships===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Consecutive championships
! ! !!Total!!Years
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||7+ ||2010–2011
|-
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||7† ||2004–2005
|-
!rowspan=3|3
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||6 ||2014-2015
|-
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||6 ||1966–1967
|-
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||6 ||1962-1963
|-
!rowspan=4|5
| [Futabayama](/source/Futabayama_Sadaji) ||5‡ ||1936–1938
|-
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||5 ||1978
|-
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||5 ||1986–1987
|}
+ Four of these titles were in [perfect tournaments](/source/zensh%C5%8D-y%C5%ABsh%C5%8D) ({{tlit|ja|zenshō-yūshō}}) 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 (post-1949).
‡ All of Futabayama's victories in this streak were in perfect tournaments and were part of Futabayama's record setting 69 consecutive wins.
÷ [Raiden](/source/Raiden_Tameemon) is said to have had the best record in nine consecutive tournaments between 1806 and 1810
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===Most championship playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Most playoffs
! ! !!Total !!Won !!Lost
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||10 ||6 ||4
|-
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_Koji) ||10 ||5 ||5
|-
!3
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||8 ||3 ||5
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [Akebono](/source/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D) ||7 ||4 ||3
|-
| [Musashimaru](/source/Musashimaru_K%C5%8Dy%C5%8D) ||7 ||1 ||6
|-
!rowspan=4|6
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||6 ||6 ||0
|-
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||6 ||5 ||1
|-
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||6 ||4 ||2
|-
| [Terunofuji](/source/Terunofuji_Haruo) ||6 ||3 ||3
|-
!rowspan=2|10
| [Hokutoumi](/source/Hokutoumi_Nobuyoshi) ||5 ||3 ||2
|-
| [Takakeishō](/source/Takakeish%C5%8D_Mitsunobu) ||5 ||2 ||3
|}
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==Most wins==
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Wins within a playoff are never included in any of the statistics concerning wins or win ratios.
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===Most career wins===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Wins !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||1187 ||2001–2021 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!2
| [Kaiō](/source/Kai%C5%8D_Hiroyuki) ||1047 ||1988–2011 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!3
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||1045 ||1970–1991 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!4
| [Ōshio](/source/Oshio_Kenji) ||964 ||1962–1988 ||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
!5
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||951 ||1967–1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!6
| [Kyokutenhō](/source/Kyokutenh%C5%8D_Masaru) ||927 ||1992–2015 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!7
| [Wakanosato](/source/Wakanosato_Shinobu) ||914 ||1992–2015 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!8
| [Aminishiki](/source/Aminishiki_Ry%C5%ABji) ||907 ||1997–2019 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!9
| '''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D)''' ||897 ||2004–active ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!10
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||872 ||1956–1971 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|}
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===Most top division wins===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Wins !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||1093||2004–2021 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!2
| [Kaiō](/source/Kai%C5%8D_Hiroyuki) ||879 ||1993–2011 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!3
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||807 ||1975–1991 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!4
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||804 ||1972–1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!5
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||746 ||1960–1971 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!6
|[Kotoshōgiku](/source/Kotosh%C5%8Dgiku_Kazuhiro) ||718 ||2005–2020 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|7
|[Kisenosato](/source/Kisenosato_Yutaka)||714|| 2004–2019 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
|'''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichiro)''' ||714 ||2008–2026 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!9
|[Harumafuji](/source/Harumafuji_K%C5%8Dhei) ||712 ||2004–2017 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!10
|[Musashimaru](/source/Musashimaru_K%C5%8Dy%C5%8D) ||706 ||1991–2003 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|}
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===Most wins in a calendar year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Wins !!Year
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||86 ||2009
|-
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||86 ||2010
|-
!3
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||84 ||2005
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||82 ||1978
|-
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||82 ||2013
|-
!rowspan=2|6
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||81 ||1963
|-
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||81 ||2014
|-
!rowspan=4|8
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||80 ||1977
|-
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||80 ||1985
|-
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_Koji) ||80 ||1994
|-
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_Koji) ||80 ||1995
|}
*the mathematical maximum is 90 wins in a year.
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===Most consecutive wins===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
!Wins{{efn|name=a|The winning streaks of Tanikaze, Umegatani, and Tachiyama were interrupted by draws and rest days. The others listed were all wins only.}}
!Start
!End
!Duration
!Defeated by
|-
!1
| [Futabayama](/source/Futabayama_Sadaji) ||69 ||7 January 1936 ||3 January 1939|| {{Age in years, months and days|1936|1|7|1939|1|3}} ||[Akinoumi](/source/Akinoumi)
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [Tanikaze](/source/Tanikaze_Kajinosuke) ||63 ||1 October 1778 ||6 February 1782 || {{Age in years, months and days|1778|10|1|1782|2|6}} || [Onogawa](/source/Onogawa_Kisabur%C5%8D)
|-
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||63 || 23 January 2010 || 15 November 2010 || {{Age in years, months and days|2010|1|14|2010|11|2}} || [Kisenosato](/source/Kisenosato_Yutaka)
|-
!4
| [Umegatani I](/source/Umegatani_T%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D_I) ||58 || 1 April 1876 ||8 January 1881 || {{Age in years, months and days|1876|4|1|1881|1|8}} || [Wakashima](/source/Wakashima_Ky%C5%ABzabur%C5%8D)
|-
!5
| [Tachiyama](/source/Tachiyama_Mineemon) ||56 ||9 January 1912 ||7 May 1916 || {{Age in years, months and days|1912|1|9|1916|5|7}} || [Tochigiyama](/source/Tochigiyama)
|-
!6
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||53 ||7 May 1988 ||27 November 1988 || {{Age in years, months and days|1988|5|7|1988|11|27}}|| [Ōnokuni](/source/%C5%8Cnokuni)
|-
!7
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||45 || 2 September 1968 || 2 March 1969 || {{Age in years, months and days|1968|9|2|1969|3|2}} || [Toda](/source/Haguroiwa_Tomomi)
|}
===Most consecutive wins from sumo debut===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
!Wins{{efn|name=cwsd|The official statistic does not include playoff or {{tlit|ja|maezumo}} bouts. Wins or losses in a playoff are denoted as [+1|-1], no playoff participation as [+0]. Jōkōryū lost the {{tlit|ja|jonidan}} playoff to Watanabe in September 2011. Fujiseiun lost the {{tlit|ja|jonidan}} playoff to Osanai in July 2021.}}
!Start
!End
!Defeated by
!{{tlit|ja|Jūryō}} debut
!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Jōkōryū](/source/J%C5%8Dk%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Takayuki){{efn|name=cwsd}} || 27 [+2|-1] || July 2011 || January 2012 || {{ill|Senshō Hideki|lt=Senshō|ja|千昇秀貴}} || May 2012 || {{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [Itai](/source/Itai_Keisuke) || 26 [+1] || November 1978 || May 1979 || [Ōnishiki](/source/%C5%8Cnishiki_Ittetsu) || September 1979 || {{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
| [Tochiazuma II](/source/Tochiazuma_Daisuke) || 26 [+3] || January 1995 || September 1995 || {{ill|Dewaarashi Daisuke|lt=Dewaarashi|ja|検索結果}} || May 1996 || {{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!4
| '''{{ill|Ōshōryū Kenta|lt=Ōshōryū|ja|欧勝龍健汰}}''' || 24 [+2] || July 2019 || January 2020 || {{ill|Kotodaigo Koyu|lt=Kotodaigō|ja|琴太豪晃匡}} || [yet to earn salary](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms) || {{tlit|ja|[makushita](/source/makushita)}} 2
|-
!5
| [Tokitenkū](/source/Tokitenk%C5%AB_Yoshiaki) || 22 [+2] || September 2002 || March 2003 || {{ill|Furuichi Sadahide|lt=Furuichi|ja|古市貞秀}} || March 2004 || {{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
!rowspan=5|6
| [Kototenzan](/source/John_Tenta) ||21 [+1]|| January 1986 || July 1986 || [retired](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms) || [never earned salary](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms) || {{tlit|ja|[makushita](/source/makushita)}} 43
|-
| '''[Enhō](/source/Enh%C5%8D_Y%C5%ABya)''' || 21 [+2] || May 2017 || November 2017 || [Jōkōryū](/source/J%C5%8Dk%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Takayuki) || March 2018 || {{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 4
|-
| [Hokuseihō](/source/Hokuseih%C5%8D_Osamu) || 21 [+0] || July 2020 || March 2021 || [Tokihayate](/source/Tokihayate_Hideki) || September 2021 || {{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 6
|-
| '''[Fujiseiun](/source/Fujiseiun_Tatsuki)'''{{efn|name=cwsd}} || 21 [+1|-1] || May 2021 || November 2021 || {{ill|Kamito Daiki|lt=Kamito|ja|上戸大輝}} || May 2023 || {{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 6
|-
| '''{{ill|Asahifuji Hideki|lt=Asahifuji|ja|旭富士}}''' || 21 [+3] || January 2026 || ongoing || undefeated || [yet to earn salary](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms) || {{tlit|ja|[sandanme](/source/sandanme)}} 6
|}
==Best top division win ratios==
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===All time===
The list includes {{tlit|ja|yokozuna}} and {{tlit|ja|ōzeki}} (the highest rank before the {{tlit|ja|yokozuna}} rank was introduced), but excludes so-called {{tlit|ja|kanban}} or "guest {{tlit|ja|ōzeki}}" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the {{tlit|ja|[banzuke](/source/banzuke)}} again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Win–loss !!Years !!rate
|-
!1
|[Raiden](/source/Raiden_Tameemon) ||254–10 ||1790–1811 ||96.2%
|-
!2
|[Umegatani I](/source/Umegatani_T%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D_I) ||116–6 ||1874–1885 ||95.1%
|-
!3
|[Tanikaze](/source/Tanikaze_Kajinosuke) ||258–14 ||1769–1794 ||94.9%
|-
!4
|[Jinmaku](/source/Jinmaku_Ky%C5%ABgor%C5%8D) ||87–5 ||1858–1867 ||94.6%
|-
!5
|[Onogawa](/source/Onogawa_Kisabur%C5%8D) ||144–13 ||1781–1797 ||91.7%
|}
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===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.{{efn|name=c|Losses by default are excluded, but wins by default are included; as is standard in sumo records.}} Among active wrestlers, at the end of the March 2026 tournament, Onosato had 146 wins against 53 losses, giving a ratio of 73.4%.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Win–loss !!Years !!rate
|-
!1
|[Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||1093–199 ||2001–2021 ||84.6%
|-
!2
|[Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) ||746–144 ||1960–1971 ||83.8%
|-
!3
|[Futabayama](/source/Futabayama_Sadaji) ||276–68 ||1932–1945 ||80.2%
|-
!4
|[Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||596–153 ||2001–2010 ||79.6%
|-
!5
|[Haguroyama](/source/Haguroyama_Masaji) ||321–94 ||1937–1953 ||77.3%
|-
!6
|[Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||804–247 ||1972–1985 ||76.5%
|}
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==Most bouts==
[Losses by default](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms) are excluded.
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===Most career bouts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|[Ōshio](/source/%C5%8Cshio_Kenji) ||1891 ||1962–1988 ||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
!2
|[Kyokutenhō](/source/Kyokutenh%C5%8D_Masaru) ||1870 ||1992–2015 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!3
|[Aminishiki](/source/Aminishiki_Ry%C5%ABji) ||1805 ||1997–2019 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!4
|[Terao](/source/Terao_Tsunefumi) ||1795 ||1979–2002 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!5
|'''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D)''' ||1793 ||2004–active ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!6
|[Kaiō](/source/Kai%C5%8D_Hiroyuki) ||1731 ||1988–2011 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!7
|[Wakanosato](/source/Wakanosato_Shinobu) ||1691 ||1992–2015 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!8
|[Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||1654 ||1964–1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!9
|[Aobajō](/source/Aobaj%C5%8D_Yukio) ||1630 ||1964–1986 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!10
|[Fujizakura](/source/Fujizakura_Yoshimori) ||1613 ||1963–1985 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
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===Most top division bouts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|'''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D)''' ||1497||2008–2026||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!2
|[Kyokutenhō](/source/Kyokutenh%C5%8D_Masaru) ||1470 ||1998–2015 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!3
|[Kaiō](/source/Kaio_Hiroyuki) ||1444 ||1993–2011 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!4
|[Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||1430 ||1968–1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!5
|[Aminishiki](/source/Aminishiki_Ry%C5%ABji) ||1399 ||2000–2018 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!6
|[Terao](/source/Terao_Tsunefumi) ||1378 ||1985–2001 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!7
|[Kotoshōgiku](/source/Kotosh%C5%8Dgiku_Kazuhiro)||1332||2005–2020||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!8
|[Akinoshima](/source/Akinoshima_Katsumi) ||1283 ||1988–2003 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!9
|[Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||1282 ||2004–2021 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!10
|[Kotonowaka](/source/Kotonowaka_Terumasa) ||1260 ||1990–2005 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
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==Most consecutive bouts==
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===Most consecutive career bouts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|'''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D)'''* ||1793{{efn|name=d|Tamawashi was forced to withdraw from Day 13 of the July 2022 tournament under [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) protocols. The Japan Sumo Association has said his streak should be recognized as continuing.[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2022/09/28/sumo/ironman-tamawashi-second-title]}}||2004–active||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!2
|[Aobajō](/source/Aobaj%C5%8D_Yukio)* ||1630 ||1964–1986 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!3
||[Fujizakura](/source/Fujizakura_Yoshimori) ||1543 ||1963–1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!4
|[Takatōriki](/source/Takat%C5%8Driki_Tadashige)* ||1456 ||1983–2002 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!5
|[Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||1425 ||1964–1981 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!6
|'''[Yoshiazuma](/source/Yoshiazuma_Hiroshi)*''' ||1419{{efn|name=e|Yoshiazuma was forced to withdraw from the September 2020 tournament and Day 11 of the July 2022 tournament under [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) protocols. However, this was not considered an interruption to his streak of consecutive appearances.[https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6bbcffb34e828a80acfc10f10dfa347831c4237f]}} ||1996–active||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 12
|-
!7
|[Takarafuji](/source/Takarafuji_Daisuke)*||1398||2009–2025||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!8
|[Dairyūgawa](/source/Dairyugawa_Kazuo)* ||1367 ||1961–1979 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 1
|-
!9
|[Terao](/source/Terao_Tsunefumi) ||1359 ||1979–1997 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!10
|[Toyonoumi](/source/Toyonoumi_Shinji)* ||1316||1981–1999 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 1
|}
* No bouts missed in career/career to date
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===Most consecutive top division bouts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|[Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||1231 ||1968–1981 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!2
|[Ōzutsu](/source/%C5%8Czutsu_Takeshi) ||1170 ||1979–1992 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!3
|'''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D)''' ||1152{{efn|name=d}}||2013–2026 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!4
|[Kurohimeyama](/source/Kurohimeyama_Hideo) ||1065 ||1969–1981 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!5
|[Terao](/source/Terao_Tsunefumi) ||1063 ||1985–1997 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!6
|[Hasegawa](/source/Hasegawa_Katsutoshi) ||1024 ||1965–1976 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!7
|[Takarafuji](/source/Takarafuji_Daisuke) ||990||2013–2024 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!8
|[Takatōriki](/source/Takat%C5%8Driki_Tadashige) ||975 ||1990–2001 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!9
|[Ōhikari](/source/%C5%8Chikari_Sadayuki) ||945 ||1950–1963 ||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|10
|[Aonosato](/source/Aonosato_Sakari) ||885||1959–1968 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
|[Kaneshiro](/source/Kaneshiro_Kofuku) ||885 ||1974–1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
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==Most tournaments==
The [March 2011](/source/2011_in_sumo) and [May 2020](/source/2020_in_sumo) 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 {{tlit|ja|[banzuke](/source/banzuke)}}" status ({{tlit|ja|[banzuke-gai](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms)}}).
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===Most tournaments ranked in the top division===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!First !!Last !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Kaiō](/source/Kaio_Hiroyuki) ||107||July 1993 ||July 2011 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!2
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||103||May 2004 ||September 2021 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
!3
| '''[Tamawashi](/source/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D)''' ||100 ||September 2008 || May 2026 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!4
| [Kyokutenhō](/source/Kyokutenh%C5%8D_Masaru) ||99 ||January 1998 ||July 2015 || {{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|5
| [Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||97 ||January 1968 ||January 1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
|[Aminishiki](/source/Aminishiki_Ry%C5%ABji) ||97||July 2000 ||May 2018 || {{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!7
|[Terao](/source/Terao_Tsunefumi) ||93 ||March 1985 ||May 2001 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|8
|[Akinoshima](/source/Akinoshima_Katsumi) ||91 ||March 1988 ||May 2003 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
|[Kotoshōgiku](/source/Kotosh%C5%8Dgiku_Kazuhiro) ||91||January 2005 ||November 2020 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!10
| [Kotonowaka](/source/Kotonowaka_Terumasa) ||90 ||November 1990 ||November 2005 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
===Most tournaments ranked at {{tlit|ja|yokozuna}}===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!First !!Last
|-
!1
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) ||84||July 2007 ||September 2021
|-
!2
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) ||63 ||September 1974 ||January 1985
|-
!3
| [Chiyonofuji](/source/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu) ||59 ||September 1981 ||May 1991
|-
!4
| [Taihō](/source/Taiho_Koki) ||58 ||November 1961 ||May 1971
|-
!5
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_Koji) ||49 ||January 1995 ||January 2003
|-
!6
| [Akebono](/source/Akebono_Taro) ||48 ||March 1993 ||January 2001
|-
!rowspan=2|7
| [Kashiwado](/source/Kashiwado_Tsuyoshi) ||47 ||November 1961 ||July 1969
|-
| [Wajima](/source/Wajima_Hiroshi) ||47 ||July 1973 ||March 1981
|-
!9
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||42 ||March 2003 ||January 2010
|-
!10
| [Kakuryū](/source/Kakury%C5%AB_Rikisabur%C5%8D) ||41||May 2014||March 2021
|}
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{{Col-break}}
===Most tournaments ranked at {{tlit|ja|ōzeki}}===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!First !!Last !!Ended by
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [Chiyotaikai](/source/Chiyotaikai_Ry%C5%ABji) ||65 ||March 1999 ||November 2009 ||Demotion
|-
| [Kaiō](/source/Kai%C5%8D_Hiroyuki) ||65||September 2000 ||July 2011 ||Retirement
|-
!3
| [Takanohana I](/source/Takanohana_Kenshi) ||50 ||November 1972 ||January 1981 ||Retirement
|-
!4
| [Kotoōshū](/source/Koto%C5%8Dsh%C5%AB_Katsunori) ||47 ||January 2006 || November 2013 || Demotion
|-
!5
| [Hokuten'yū](/source/Hokuten'y%C5%AB_Katsuhiko) ||44 ||July 1983 ||September 1990 ||Retirement
|-
!6
| [Konishiki](/source/Konishiki_Yasokichi) ||39 ||July 1987 ||November 1993 ||Demotion
|-
!7
| [Takanonami](/source/Takanonami_Sadahiro) ||37 ||March 1994 ||May 2000 ||Demotion
|-
!8
| [Asashio](/source/Asashio_Taro_IV) ||36 ||May 1983 ||March 1989 ||Retirement
|-
!9
| [Yutakayama](/source/Yutakayama_Katsuo) ||34 ||March 1963 ||September 1968 ||Retirement
|-
!|10
|[Gōeidō](/source/G%C5%8Deid%C5%8D_G%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D)||33||September 2014||January 2020||Retirement
|}
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===Most tournaments ranked at {{tlit|ja|komusubi}} or {{tlit|ja|sekiwake}}===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!First !!Last !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Kotonishiki](/source/Kotonishiki_Katsuhiro) ||34 ||September 1990 ||September 1999 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!2
| [Kaiō](/source/Kaio_Hiroyuki) ||32||May 1994 || July 2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!3
| [Musōyama](/source/Mus%C5%8Dyama_Masashi) ||31 ||March 1994 ||September 2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [Hasegawa](/source/Hasegawa_Katsutoshi) ||30 ||November 1965||September 1974 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Kotomitsuki](/source/Kotomitsuki_Keiji) ||30 ||January 2001 ||July 2007 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!6
|'''[Mitakeumi](/source/Mitakeumi_Hisashi)''' ||29 ||November 2016 ||November 2022 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|7
| [Akinoshima](/source/Akinoshima_Katsumi) ||27 ||November 1988 ||September 2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||27 ||November 1969 ||September 1982 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|9
| [Takatōriki](/source/Takat%C5%8Driki_Tadashige) ||26 ||May 1991 ||May 2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
|[Wakanosato](/source/Wakanosato_Shinobu) ||26 ||November 2000 ||September 2005 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
===Most career tournaments===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Total !!First !!Last !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Hanakaze](/source/Hanakaze_Daisaku) ||214||March 1986 ||January 2022 ||{{tlit|ja|[sandanme](/source/sandanme)}} 18
|-
!rowspan=2 |2
|'''[Tenichi](/source/Tenichi_Toshiya)'''||198||March 1993 ||current||{{tlit|ja|[makushita](/source/makushita)}} 10
|-
|'''[Terunosato](/source/Terunosato_Kazuki)'''||198||March 1993||current||{{tlit|ja|[sandanme](/source/sandanme)}} 23
|-
!4
|'''[Itakozakura](/source/Itakozakura_Koshiro)'''||192||March 1994||current||{{tlit|ja|[jonidan](/source/jonidan)}} 19
|-
!5
|[Sawaisamu](/source/Sawaisamu_Tomokazu)||187||July 1992||May 2025||{{tlit|ja|[jonidan](/source/jonidan)}} 53
|-
!rowspan=2 |6
| [Hokutoryū](/source/Hokutory%C5%AB_Sadahiro) ||186||March 1986 ||March 2017||{{tlit|ja|[sandanme](/source/sandanme)}} 53
|-
|'''[Shōketsu](/source/Sh%C5%8Dketsu_Yoshiaki)'''||186||March 1995||current||{{tlit|ja|[makushita](/source/makushita)}} 4
|-
!8
|'''[Yoshiazuma](/source/Yoshiazuma_Hiroshi)'''||181||January 1996||current||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 12
|-
!9
|'''[Dairaido](/source/Dairaido_Taro)'''||180||March 1996||current||{{tlit|ja|[jūryō](/source/j%C5%ABry%C5%8D)}} 2
|-
!10
|[Koshinoryū](/source/Koshinory%C5%AB_Toshihiko)||176||March 1995||September 2024||{{tlit|ja|[makushita](/source/makushita)}} 34
|}
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{{col-end}}
==Progress to top division==
The table for the fastest progress shows wrestlers with the fewest tournaments from their professional debut to their [top division](/source/makuuchi) debut since the six tournaments a year system was introduced in 1958. It excludes {{tlit|ja|[makushita tsukedashi](/source/makushita_tsukedashi)}} and {{tlit|ja|[sandanme tsukedashi](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms)}} entrants who made their debut in the third {{tlit|ja|[makushita](/source/makushita)}} division and the fourth {{tlit|ja|[sandanme](/source/sandanme)}} division.
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===Fastest progress to top division===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Tournaments !!Pro Debut !!Top division debut !!Highest rank
|-
!rowspan=3|1
| [Jōkōryū](/source/J%C5%8Dk%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Takayuki) ||9 ||May 2011 ||November 2012 || {{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
| '''[Takerufuji](/source/Takerufuji_Mikiya)''' ||9 ||September 2022 ||March 2024 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 6
|-
| '''[Aonishiki](/source/Aonishiki_Arata)''' ||9 ||September 2023 ||March 2025 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [Ōsunaarashi](/source/%C5%8Csunaarashi_Kintar%C5%8D) ||10 ||March 2012 ||November 2013 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 1
|-
|[Hokutōfuji](/source/Hokut%C5%8Dfuji_Daiki)||10||March 2015||November 2016||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
!rowspan=4|6
| [Kotoōshū](/source/Koto%C5%8Dsh%C5%AB_Katsunori) ||11 ||November 2002 ||September 2004 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Aran](/source/Aran_Hakutora) ||11 ||January 2007 ||November 2008 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| '''[Shōdai](/source/Sh%C5%8Ddai_Naoya)'''||11|| March 2014||January 2016 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
|'''[Tomokaze](/source/Tomokaze_S%C5%8Ddai)'''||11||May 2017||March 2019||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 3
|-
!rowspan=11|10
| [Itai](/source/Itai_Keisuke) ||12 ||September 1978 ||September 1980 ||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
| [Konishiki](/source/Konishiki_Yasokichi) ||12 ||July 1982 ||July 1984 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Tochiazuma II](/source/Tochiazuma_Daisuke) ||12 ||November 1994 ||November 1996 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori) ||12 ||January 1999 ||January 2001 ||{{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}
|-
| [Tokitenkū](/source/Tokitenk%C5%AB_Yoshiaki) ||12 ||July 2002 ||July 2004 ||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
| [Yoshikaze](/source/Yoshikaze_Masatsugu) ||12 ||January 2004 ||January 2006 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Baruto](/source/Baruto_Kaito) ||12 ||May 2004 ||May 2006 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Sakaizawa](/source/Sakaizawa_Kenichi) ||12 ||March 2006 ||March 2008 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 15
|-
| [Yamamotoyama](/source/Yamamotoyama_Ry%C5%ABta) ||12 ||January 2007 ||January 2009 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 9
|-
|'''[Ura](/source/Ura_Kazuki)''' ||12||March 2015||March 2017||{{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}}
|-
|'''[Atamifuji](/source/Atamifuji_Sakutar%C5%8D)''' ||12||November 2020||November 2022||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
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===Slowest progress to top division===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! ! !!Tournaments !!Pro Debut !!Top division debut !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Hoshiiwato](/source/Hoshiiwato_Y%C5%ABji) ||115 ||May 1970 ||July 1989 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 14
|-
!2
|[Kyokunankai](/source/Kyokunankai_Hiromitsu) ||105 ||March 1993 ||September 2010 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 16
|-
!3
|'''[Yoshiazuma](/source/Yoshiazuma_Hiroshi)''' ||93 ||January 1996 ||September 2011 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 12
|-
!4
| [Kotokasuga](/source/Kotokasuga_Keigo) ||91 ||March 1993 ||May 2008 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 7
|-
!5
| [Kototsubaki](/source/Kototsubaki_Katsuyuki) ||89 ||March 1976 ||January 1991 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 3
|-
!6
| [Toyozakura](/source/Toyozakura_Toshiaki) ||88 ||March 1989 ||November 2003 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 5
|-
!7
| [Takanomine](/source/Takanomine_Akihiko) ||87 ||September 1974 ||March 1989 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 12
|-
!8
| [Kitazakura](/source/Kitazakura_Hidetoshi) ||86 ||March 1987 ||July 2001 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 9
|-
!rowspan=2|9
| [Daimanazuru](/source/Daimanazuru_Kenji) ||85 ||May 1992 ||July 2006 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 16
|-
| '''[Kitaharima](/source/Kitaharima_Seiya)''' ||85 ||March 2002 ||July 2016 ||{{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} 15
|}
{{col-end}}
==Most special prizes==
{{see also|List of active special prize winners}}
Special prizes ({{tlit|ja|[sanshō](/source/sansh%C5%8D_(Sumo))}}) were first awarded in 1947. They are given to wrestlers ranked {{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}, {{tlit|ja|[komusubi](/source/komusubi)}} or {{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} in acknowledgement of exceptional tournament performance.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
! [Name](/source/Shikona)
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Total|Career total of special prizes earned}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|F|Fighting Spirit}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|O|Outstanding Performance}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|T|Technique}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Years|Timespan between first and last special prize earned}}
! scope="col" | Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Akinoshima](/source/Akinoshima_Katsumi) ||19 ||8 ||7 ||4 ||1988–1999 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!2
| [Kotonishiki](/source/Kotonishiki_Katsuhiro) ||18 ||3 ||7 ||8 ||1990–1998 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!3
| [Kaiō](/source/Kaio_Hiroyuki) ||15 ||5 ||10 ||0 ||1994–2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
!rowspan=3|4
| [Tsurugamine](/source/Tsurugamine_Akio) ||14 ||2 ||2 ||10 ||1956–1966 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Asashio](/source/Asashio_Tar%C5%8D_IV) ||14 ||3 ||10 ||1 ||1979–1983 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Takatōriki](/source/Takat%C5%8Driki_Tadashige) ||14 ||10 ||3 ||1 ||1990–2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=4|7
| [Musōyama](/source/Mus%C5%8Dyama_Masashi) ||13 ||4 ||5 ||4 ||1994–2000 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Tosanoumi](/source/Tosanoumi_Toshio) ||13 ||5 ||7 ||1 ||1995–2003 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Kotomitsuki](/source/Kotomitsuki_Keiji) ||13 ||4 ||2 ||7 ||2000–2007 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
|['''Takayasu'''](/source/Takayasu_Akira) ||13 ||6 ||4 ||3 ||2013–2025 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|}
==Most gold stars==
{{see also|List of active gold star earners}}
Gold stars ({{tlit|ja|[kinboshi](/source/kinboshi)}}) were first awarded in 1930. They are given to {{tlit|ja|[maegashira](/source/maegashira)}} ranked wrestlers who defeat a {{tlit|ja|[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna)}}, excluding wins by default or in a playoff.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Total|Career total of gold stars earned}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Years|Timespan between first and last gold star earned}}
!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [Akinoshima](/source/Akinoshima_Katsumi) ||16 ||1988–1999 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) ||12 ||1968–1978 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Tochinonada](/source/Tochinonada_Taiichi) ||12 ||1998–2008 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!4
| [Tosanoumi](/source/Tosanoumi_Toshio) ||11 ||1995–2003 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=5|5
| [Kitanonada](/source/Kitanonada_Noboru) ||10 ||1954–1961 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Haguroyama](/source/Haguroyama_Soj%C5%8D) ||10 ||1955–1961 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Tsurugamine](/source/Tsurugamine_Akio) ||10 ||1955–1961 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Dewanishiki](/source/Dewanishiki_Tadao) ||10 ||1949–1963 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Ōzutsu](/source/Ozutsu_Takeshi) ||10 ||1979–1986 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
!rowspan=6|10
| [Mitsuneyama](/source/Mitsuneyama_Keiji) ||9 ||1944–1957 ||{{tlit|ja|[ōzeki](/source/Makuuchi)}}
|-
| [Tamanoumi](/source/Tamanoumi_Daitaro) ||9 ||1953–1958 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Hasegawa](/source/Hasegawa_Katsutoshi) ||9 ||1965–1974 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Fujizakura](/source/Fujizakura_Yoshimori) ||9 ||1973–1981 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Takatōriki](/source/Takat%C5%8Driki_Tadashige) ||9 ||1990–1998 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|-
| [Ichinojō](/source/Ichinoj%C5%8D_Takashi) ||9 ||2014–2022 ||{{tlit|ja|[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)}}
|}
== Youngest {{tlit|ja|yokozuna}} at time of promotion ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
!{{tlit|ja|{{tlit|ja|[Yokozuna](/source/Yokozuna)}}}}
!Birthday
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Date of promotion|Promotion finalized formally, the Wednesday following a tournament}}
!Age at promotion
|-
!1
| [Kitanoumi](/source/Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu) || May 16, 1953 || July 24, 1974 || 21 years, 2 months, 8 days
|-
!2
| [Taihō](/source/Taih%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dki) || May 29, 1940 || September 27, 1961 || 21 years, 3 months, 29 days
|-
!3
| [Hakuhō](/source/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D) || March 11, 1985 || May 30, 2007 || 22 years, 2 months, 19 days
|-
!4
| [Takanohana II](/source/Takanohana_K%C5%8Dji)|| August 12, 1972 || November 23, 1994 || 22 years, 3 months, 11 days
|-
!5
| [Asashōryū](/source/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori)|| September 27, 1980 || January 29, 2003 || 22 years, 4 months, 2 days
|-
!6
| [Kashiwado](/source/Kashiwado_Tsuyoshi)|| November 29, 1938 || September 27, 1961 || 22 years, 9 months, 29 days
|-
!7
| [Futahaguro](/source/Futahaguro_K%C5%8Dji)|| August 12, 1963 || July 23, 1986 || 22 years, 11 months, 11 days
|-
!8
| [Terukuni](/source/Terukuni_Manz%C5%8D) || January 10, 1919 || May 27, 1942 || 23 years, 4 months, 17 days
|-
!9
| [Akebono](/source/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D) || May 8, 1969 || January 27, 1993 || 23 years, 8 months, 19 days
|-
!10
| [Hokutoumi](/source/Hokutoumi_Nobuyoshi) || June 22, 1963 || May 20, 1987 || 23 years, 10 months, 28 days
|}
==See also==
*[Glossary of sumo terms](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms)
*[List of active sumo wrestlers](/source/List_of_active_sumo_wrestlers)
*[List of past sumo wrestlers](/source/List_of_past_sumo_wrestlers)
*[List of sumo top division champions](/source/List_of_sumo_top_division_champions)
*[List of sumo top division runners-up](/source/List_of_sumo_top_division_runners-up)
*[List of sumo second division champions](/source/List_of_sumo_second_division_champions)
*[List of sumo stables](/source/List_of_sumo_stables)
*[List of years in sumo](/source/List_of_years_in_sumo)
*{{tlit|ja|[Makuuchi](/source/Makuuchi)}}
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
*[http://www.sumo.or.jp/en/index Japan Sumo Association]
*[http://sumodb.sumogames.de Sumo Reference]
*[http://www.chijanofuji.com/Records.html The Sumo Colosseum]
*''Grand Sumo'', Lora Sharnoff, Weatherhill, 1993. {{ISBN|0-8348-0283-X}}
Sumo records
record holders
Sumo wrestlers
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