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[[File:Rikishi Monument for Over 50 Consecutive Wins Tomioka Hachiman 2010 September.jpg|thumb|The ''[[#Most consecutive wins|Rikishi Monument for Over 50 Consecutive Wins]]'' at [[Tomioka Hachiman Shrine]]. As of November 2014, the monument carries the names of [[Tanikaze Kajinosuke|Tanikaze]] (63 consecutive wins), [[Umegatani Tōtarō I|Umegatani]] (58), [[Tachiyama Mineemon|Tachiyama]] (56), [[Futabayama Sadaji|Futabayama]] (69), [[Chiyonofuji Mitsugu|Chiyonofuji]] (53) and [[Hakuhō Shō|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 March 2024 tournament.
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==Most top division championships==
{{see also|List of sumo tournament top division champions}}
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===Most career championships===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official championships since 1909<sup>+</sup>
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!Years
|-
!1
| [[Hakuhō Shō|Hakuhō]] ||45||2006–2021
|-
!2
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||32 ||1960–1971
|-
!3
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||31 ||1981–1990
|-
!4
| [[Asashōryū]] ||25 ||2002–2010
|-
!5
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||24 ||1974–1984
|-
!6
| [[Takanohana Koji|Takanohana II]] ||22 ||1992–2001
|-
!7
| [[Wajima Hiroshi|Wajima]] ||14 ||1972–1980
|-
!rowspan=2|8
| [[Futabayama]] ||12 ||1936–1943
|-
| [[Musashimaru]] ||12 ||1994–2002
|-
!10
| [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]] ||11 ||1992–2000
|}

<sup>+</sup> [[Raiden Tameemon|Raiden]] is said to have had the best record in 28 tournaments between 1790 and 1810, [[Tanikaze Kajinosuke|Tanikaze]] 21 between 1772 and 1793, and [[Kashiwado Risuke|Kashiwado]] 16 between 1812 and 1822. [[Tachiyama]] won two unofficial championships and nine official, giving him a total of 11.

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===Most undefeated championships===
{| class="wikitable"
|+''[[Zenshō-yūshō]]'' since 1949<sup>+</sup>
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total!!Years
|-
!1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||16 ||2007–2021
|-
!rowspan=2|2
|[[Futabayama]]||8||1936–1943
|-
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||8 ||1963–1969
|-
!rowspan=3|4
| [[Tachiyama]] ||7 ||1910–1915
|-
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||7 ||1977–1984
|-
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||7 ||1983–1989
|-
!7
|[[Tochigiyama]] ||6 ||1917–1925
|-
!8
| [[Asashōryū]] ||5 ||2004–2006
|-
!rowspan=3|9
|[[Haguroyama Masaji|Haguroyama]] ||4 ||1944–1952
|-
|[[Tsunenohana]]|| 4||1921–1928
|-
| [[Takanohana Koji|Takanohana II]] ||4 ||1994–1996
|-
|}
<sup>+</sup> 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"
|+Consecutive championships
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total!!Years
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||7<sup>+</sup> ||2010–2011
|-
| [[Asashōryū]] ||7<sup>†</sup> ||2004–2005
|-
!rowspan=3|3
| [[Hakuhō]] ||6 ||2014-2015
|-
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||6 ||1966–1967
|-
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||6 ||1962-1963
|-
!rowspan=4|5
| [[Futabayama]] ||5<sup>‡</sup> ||1936–1938
|-
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||5 ||1978
|-
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||5 ||1986–1987
|-
|}

<sup>+</sup> Four of these titles were in [[zenshō-yūshō|perfect tournaments]] (''zenshō-yūshō'') and were part of Hakuhō's second-place streak of 63 consecutive wins.<br/>
<sup>†</sup> 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).<br/>
<sup>‡</sup> All of Futabayama's victories in this streak were in perfect tournaments and were part of Futabayama's record setting 69 consecutive wins.<br/>
<sup>÷</sup> [[Raiden Tameemon|Raiden]] 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"
|+Most playoffs
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!Won !!Lost
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||10 ||6 ||4
|-
| [[Takanohana Koji|Takanohana II]] ||10 ||5 ||5
|-
!3
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||8 ||3 ||5  
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]] ||7 ||4 ||3
|-
| [[Musashimaru]] ||7 ||1 ||6
|-
!rowspan=4|6
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||6 ||6 ||0
|-
| [[Asashōryū]] ||6 ||5 ||1
|-
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||6 ||4 ||2
|-
| [[Terunofuji Haruo|Terunofuji]] ||6 ||3 ||3
|-
!rowspan=2|10
| [[Hokutoumi]] ||5 ||3 ||2
|-
| [[Takakeishō Mitsunobu|Takakeishō]] ||5 ||2 ||3
|-
|}

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==Most wins==
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===Most career wins===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Wins !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||1187 ||2001–2021 ||[[Yokozuna]]
|-
!2
| [[Kaiō Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||1047 ||1988–2011 ||[[Makuuchi#Ōzeki|Ōzeki]]
|-
!3
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||1045 ||1970–1991 ||Yokozuna
|-
!4
| [[Oshio Kenji|Ōshio]] ||964 ||1962–1988 ||[[Komusubi]]
|-
!5
|[[Kitanoumi]] ||951 ||1967–1984 ||Yokozuna
|-
!6
|[[Kyokutenhō]] ||927 ||1992–2015 ||[[Sekiwake]]
|-
!7
| [[Wakanosato]] ||914 ||1992–2015 ||Sekiwake
|-
!8
| [[Aminishiki Ryūji|Aminishiki]] ||907 ||1997–2019 ||Sekiwake
|-
!9
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||872 ||1956–1971 ||Yokozuna
|-
!10
| '''[[Tamawashi Ichirō|Tamawashi]]''' ||861 ||2004- ||Sekiwake
|-

|}
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===Most top division wins===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Wins !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||1093||2004–2021 ||Yokozuna
|-
!2
| [[Kaiō Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||879 ||1993–2011 ||Ōzeki
|-
!3
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||807 ||1975–1991 ||Yokozuna
|-
!4
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||804 ||1972–1984 ||Yokozuna
|-
!5
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||746 ||1960–1971 ||Yokozuna
|-
!6
|[[Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro|Kotoshōgiku]] ||718 ||2005–2020 ||Ōzeki
|-
!7
|[[Kisenosato]]||714|| 2004–2019 ||Yokozuna
|-
!8
|[[Harumafuji Kōhei|Harumafuji]] ||712 ||2004–2017 ||Yokozuna
|-
!9
|[[Musashimaru]] ||706 ||1991–2003 ||Yokozuna
|-
!10
| [[Takanohana Koji|Takanohana II]] ||701 ||1990–2003 ||Yokozuna
|-
|}

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===Most wins in a calendar year (90 bouts)===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Wins !!Year
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||86 ||2009
|-
| Hakuhō ||86 ||2010
|-
!3
| [[Asashōryū]] ||84 ||2005
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||82 ||1978
|-
| Hakuhō ||82 ||2013
|-
!rowspan=2|6
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||81 ||1963
|-
| Hakuhō||81 ||2014
|-
!rowspan=4|8
| Kitanoumi ||80 ||1977
|-
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||80 ||1985
|-
| [[Takanohana Koji|Takanohana II]] ||80 ||1994
|-
| Takanohana II ||80 ||1995
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|}
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===Most consecutive wins===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
![[Shikona|Name]]
!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]] ||69 ||7 January 1936 ||3 January 1939|| {{Age in years, months and days|1936|1|7|1939|1|3}} ||[[Akinoumi]]
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [[Tanikaze Kajinosuke|Tanikaze]] ||63 ||1 October 1778 ||6 February 1782 || {{Age in years, months and days|1778|10|1|1782|2|6}} || [[Onogawa Kisaburō|Onogawa]]
|-
| [[Hakuhō]] ||63 || 23 January 2010 || 15 November 2010 || {{Age in years, months and days|2010|1|14|2010|11|2}} || [[Kisenosato Yutaka|Kisenosato]]
|-
!4
| [[Umegatani Tōtarō I|Umegatani I]] ||58 || 1 April 1876 ||8 January 1881 || {{Age in years, months and days|1876|4|1|1881|1|8}} || [[Wakashima Kyūzaburō|Wakashima]]
|-
!5
| [[Tachiyama]] ||56 ||9 January 1912 ||7 May 1916 || {{Age in years, months and days|1912|1|9|1916|5|7}} || [[Tochigiyama]]
|-
!6
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||53 ||7 May 1988 ||27 November 1988 || {{Age in years, months and days|1988|5|7|1988|11|27}}|| [[Ōnokuni]]
|-
!7
| [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||45 || 2 September 1968 || 2 March 1969 || {{Age in years, months and days|1968|9|2|1969|3|2}} || [[Haguroiwa Tomomi|Toda]]
|}


===Most consecutive wins from entry into sumo===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
![[Shikona|Name]]
!Wins{{efn|name=b|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.}}
!Start
!End
!Duration
!Defeated by
!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Jōkōryū Takayuki|Jōkōryū]] ||27||11 July 2011 ||20 January 2012|| {{Age in years, months and days|2011|7|11|2012|1|20}} ||[[Senshō]] ||Komusubi
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [[Itai Keisuke|Itai]] ||26|| 12 November 1978 || 16 May 1979 || {{Age in years, months and days|1978|11|12|1979|5|16}} || [[Ōnishiki Ittetsu|Ōnishiki]] ||Komusubi
|-
| [[Tochiazuma Daisuke|Tochiazuma II]] ||26|| 15 January 1995 || 12 September 1995 || {{Age in years, months and days|1995|1|15|1995|9|12}} || [[Dewaarashi]] ||Ōzeki
|-
!4
|'''[[Ōshōryū Kenta|Ōshōryū]]'''||24||8 July 2019||18 January 2020 || {{Age in years, months and days|2019|7|8|2020|1|18}}||[[Kotodaigō]]||[[Makushita]] 7
|-
!5
| [[Tokitenkū]] ||22|| 8 September 2002 || 11 March 2003 || {{Age in years, months and days|2002|9|8|2003|3|11}} || [[Furuichi Sadahide|Furuichi]] ||Komusubi
|-
!rowspan=4|6
| [[John Tenta|Kototenzan]] ||21|| 12 January 1986 || 20 July 1986 || {{Age in years, months and days|1986|1|12|1986|7|20}} || retired ||[[Makushita]] 43
|-
|'''[[Enhō Akira|Enhō]]'''||21||15 May 2017||13 November 2017||{{Age in years, months and days|2017|5|15|2017|11|13}}||[[Jōkōryū Takayuki|Jōkōryū]]||[[Maegashira]] 4
|-
| [[Hokuseihō]] ||21|| 19 July 2020 || 15 March 2021 || {{Age in years, months and days|2020|7|19|2021|3|15}} || Tokisakae || Maegashira 6
|-
| '''[[Fujiseiun Tatsuki|Fujiseiun]]''' ||21|| 10 May 2021 || 15 November 2021  || {{Age in years, months and days|2021|5|10|2021|11|15}}  || Kamito ||[[Juryo]] 6
|-
!rowspan=3|10
| [[Akiseyama Mitsuhiko|Akiseyama]] ||20|| 10 March 2008|| 25 July 2008 || {{Age in years, months and days|2008|3|10|2008|7|25}} || Surugatsukasa ||[[Maegashira]] 12
|-
|'''[[Tsurugishō Momotarō|Tsurugishō]]'''||20||9 March 2014||25 July 2014||{{Age in years, months and days|2014|3|9|2014|7|25}}||Hienriki||[[Maegashira]] 6
|-
|'''[[Aonishiki Arata|Aonishiki]]'''||20||12 November 2023||22 March 2024|| {{Age in years, months and days|2023|11|12|2024|3|22}}|| Nagamura||Maegashira 1 
|}

==Best top division win ratios==
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===All time===
The list includes ''yokozuna'' and ''ōzeki'' (the highest rank before the ''yokozuna'' rank was introduced), but excludes so-called ''kanban'' or "guest ''ōzeki''" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the ''[[banzuke]]'' again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Win–loss !!Years !!rate
|-
!1
|[[Raiden Tameemon|Raiden]] ||254–10 ||1790–1811 ||96.2%
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!2
|[[Umegatani Tōtarō I|Umegatani I]] ||116–6 ||1874–1885 ||95.1%
|-
!3
|[[Tanikaze Kajinosuke|Tanikaze]] ||258–14 ||1769–1794 ||94.9%
|-
!4
|[[Jinmaku Kyūgorō|Jinmaku]] ||87–5 ||1858–1867 ||94.6%
|-
!5
|[[Onogawa Kisaburō|Onogawa]] ||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.}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Win–loss !!Years !!rate
|-
!1
|[[Hakuhō]] ||1093–199 ||2001–2021 ||84.6%
|-
!2
|[[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] ||746–144 ||1960–1971 ||83.8%
|-
!3
|[[Futabayama Sadaji|Futabayama]] ||276–68 ||1932–1945 ||80.2%
|-
!4
|[[Asashōryū Akinori|Asashōryū]] ||596–153 ||2001–2010 ||79.6%
|-
!5
|[[Haguroyama Masaji|Haguroyama]] ||321–94 ||1937–1953 ||77.3%
|-
!6
|[[Kitanoumi Toshimitsu|Kitanoumi]] ||804–247 ||1972–1985 ||76.5%
|-
|}
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==Most bouts==
[[Glossary of sumo terms#fusenpai|Losses by default]] are excluded.

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===Most career bouts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|[[Ōshio Kenji|Ōshio]] ||1891 ||1962–1988 ||Komusubi
|-
!2
|[[Kyokutenhō]] ||1870 ||1992–2015 ||Sekiwake
|-
!3
|[[Aminishiki Ryūji|Aminishiki]] ||1805 ||1997–2019 ||Sekiwake
|-
!4
|[[Terao Tsunefumi|Terao]] ||1795 ||1979–2002 ||Sekiwake
|-
!5
|[[Kaiō Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||1731 ||1988–2011 ||Ōzeki
|-
!6
|'''[[Tamawashi Ichirō|Tamawashi]]''' ||1703 ||2004– ||Sekiwake
|-
!7
|[[Wakanosato]] ||1691 ||1992–2015 ||Sekiwake
|-
!8
|[[Takamiyama]] ||1654 ||1964–1984 ||Sekiwake
|-
!9
|[[Aobajō Yukio|Aobajō]] ||1630 ||1964–1986 ||Sekiwake
|-
!10
|[[Fujizakura Yoshimori|Fujizakura]] ||1613 ||1963–1985 ||Sekiwake
|-
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===Most top division bouts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|[[Kyokutenhō]] ||1470 ||1998–2015 ||Sekiwake
|-
!2
|[[Kaio Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||1444 ||1993–2011 ||Ōzeki
|-
!3
|[[Takamiyama]] ||1430 ||1968–1984 ||Sekiwake
|-
!4
|'''[[Tamawashi Ichirō|Tamawashi]]''' ||1407||2009–||Sekiwake
|-
!5
|[[Aminishiki Ryūji|Aminishiki]] ||1399 ||2000–2018 ||Sekiwake
|-
!6
|[[Terao Tsunefumi|Terao]] ||1378 ||1985–2001 ||Sekiwake
|-
!7
|[[Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro|Kotoshōgiku]]||1332||2005–2020||Ōzeki
|-
!8
|[[Akinoshima]] ||1283 ||1988–2003 ||Sekiwake
|-
!9
|[[Hakuhō Shō|Hakuhō]] ||1282 ||2004–2021 ||Yokozuna
|-
!10
|[[Kotonowaka Terumasa|Kotonowaka]] ||1260 ||1990–2005 ||Sekiwake
|}
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==Most consecutive bouts==
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===Most consecutive career bouts===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|'''[[Tamawashi Ichirō|Tamawashi]]'''* ||1703{{efn|name=d|Tamawashi was forced to withdraw from Day 13 of the July 2022 tournament under [[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–||Sekiwake
|-
!2
|[[Aobajō Yukio|Aobajō]]* ||1630 ||1964–1986 ||Sekiwake
|-
!3
||[[Fujizakura]] ||1543 ||1963–1984 ||Sekiwake
|-
!4
|[[Takatōriki]]* ||1456 ||1983–2002 ||Sekiwake
|-
!5
|[[Takamiyama]] ||1425 ||1964–1981 ||Sekiwake
|-
!6
|'''[[Yoshiazuma]]*''' ||1377{{efn|name=e|Yoshiazuma was forced to withdraw from the September 2020 tournament and Day 11 of the July 2022 tournament under [[COVID-19]] protocols. However, this was not considered an interruption to his streak of consecutive appearances.[https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6bbcffb34e828a80acfc10f10dfa347831c4237f]}} ||1996- ||Maegashira 12
|-
!7
|[[Dairyugawa Kazuo|Dairyūgawa]]* ||1367 ||1961–1979 ||[[Maegashira]] 1
|-
!8
|[[Terao]] ||1359 ||1979–1997 ||Sekiwake
|-
!9
|[[Toyonoumi Shinji|Toyonoumi]]* ||1316||1981–1999 ||Maegashira 1
|-
!10
|[[Hidanohana Shigeyoshi|Hidanohana]]* ||1297 ||1969–1989 ||Maegashira 1
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> No bouts missed in career/career to date
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===Most consecutive top division bouts===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!Years !!Highest rank
|-
!1
|[[Takamiyama]] ||1231 ||1968–1981 ||Sekiwake
|-
!2
|[[Ōzutsu Takeshi|Ōzutsu]] ||1170 ||1979–1992 ||Sekiwake
|-
!3
|[[Kurohimeyama Hideo|Kurohimeyama]] ||1065 ||1969–1981 ||Sekiwake
|-
!4
|[[Terao]] ||1063 ||1985–1997 ||Sekiwake
|-
!5
|'''[[Tamawashi Ichirō|Tamawashi]]''' ||1062{{efn|name=d}}||2013– ||Sekiwake
|-
!6
|[[Hasegawa Katsutoshi|Hasegawa]] ||1024 ||1965–1976 ||Sekiwake
|-
!7
|'''[[Takarafuji Daisuke|Takarafuji]]''' ||1005||2013–2024 ||Sekiwake
|-
!8
|[[Takatōriki]] ||975 ||1990–2001 ||Sekiwake
|-
!9
|[[Ōhikari Sadayuki|Ōhikari]] ||945 ||1950–1963 ||Komusubi
|-
!rowspan=2|10
|[[Aonosato Sakari|Aonosato]] ||885||1959–1968 ||Sekiwake
|-
|[[Kaneshiro Kofuku|Kaneshiro]] ||885 ||1974–1984 ||Sekiwake
|}
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==Most tournaments==
The March 2011 and May 2020 tournaments were cancelled and are not included in these totals.

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===Most tournaments ranked in the top division===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!First !!Last !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Kaio Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||107||July 1993 ||July 2011 ||Ōzeki 
|-
!2
| [[Hakuhō Shō|Hakuhō]] ||103||May 2004 ||September 2021 ||Yokozuna 
|-
!3
| [[Kyokutenhō]] ||99 ||January 1998 ||July 2015 || Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [[Takamiyama]] ||97 ||January 1968 ||January 1984 ||Sekiwake
|-
|[[Aminishiki]] ||97||July 2000 ||May 2018 || Sekiwake
|-
!6
|'''[[Tamawashi Ichirō|Tamawashi]]''' ||94 ||September 2008 || ||Sekiwake
|-
!7
|[[Terao Tsunefumi|Terao]] ||93 ||March 1985 ||May 2001 ||Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=2|8
|[[Akinoshima]] ||91 ||March 1988 ||May 2003 ||Sekiwake
|-
|[[Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro|Kotoshōgiku]] ||91||January 2005 ||November 2020 ||Ōzeki
|-
!10
| [[Kotonowaka_Terumasa|Kotonowaka]] ||90 ||November 1990 ||November 2005 ||Sekiwake
|-
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===Most tournaments ranked at ''yokozuna''===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!First !!Last
|-
!1
| [[Hakuhō]] ||84||July 2007 ||September 2021
|-
!2
| [[Kitanoumi]] ||63 ||July 1974 ||January 1985
|-
!3
| [[Chiyonofuji]] ||59 ||September 1981 ||May 1991
|-
!4
| [[Taiho Koki|Taihō]] ||58 ||November 1961 ||May 1971
|-
!5
| [[Takanohana Koji|Takanohana II]] ||49 ||January 1995 ||January 2003
|-
!6
| [[Akebono Taro|Akebono]] ||48 ||March 1993 ||January 2001
|-
!rowspan=2|7
| [[Kashiwado]] ||47 ||November 1961 ||July 1969
|-
| [[Wajima Hiroshi|Wajima]] ||47 ||July 1973 ||March 1981
|-
!9
| [[Asashōryū]] ||42 ||March 2003 ||January 2010
|-
!10
| [[Kakuryū Rikisaburō|Kakuryū]] ||41||May 2014||March 2021
|-
|}

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===Most tournaments ranked at ''ōzeki''===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!First !!Last !!Ended by
|-
!rowspan=2|1
| [[Chiyotaikai]] ||65 ||March 1999 ||November 2009 ||Demotion
|-
| [[Kaio Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||65||September 2000 ||July 2011 ||Retirement
|-
!3
| [[Takanohana Kenshi|Takanohana I]] ||50 ||November 1972 ||January 1981 ||Retirement
|-
!4
| [[Kotoōshū]] ||47 ||January 2006 || November 2013 || Demotion
|-
!5
| [[Hokuten'yū]] ||44 ||July 1983 ||September 1990 ||Retirement
|-
!6
| [[Konishiki]] ||39 ||July 1987 ||November 1993 ||Demotion
|-
!7
| [[Takanonami]] ||37 ||March 1994 ||May 2000 ||Demotion
|-
!8
| [[Asashio Taro IV|Asashio]] ||36 ||May 1983 ||March 1989 ||Retirement
|-
!9
| [[Yutakayama Katsuo|Yutakayama]] ||34 ||March 1963 ||September 1968 ||Retirement
|-
!|10
|[[Gōeidō]]||33||September 2014||January 2020||Retirement 
|-
|}

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===Most tournaments ranked in junior ''san'yaku'' (''komusubi'' and ''sekiwake'' ranks)===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!First !!Last !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Kotonishiki]] ||34 ||September 1990 ||September 1999 ||Sekiwake
|-
!2
| [[Kaio Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||32||May 1994 || July 2000 ||Ōzeki
|-
!3
| [[Musōyama Masashi|Musōyama]] ||31 ||March 1994 ||September 2000 ||Ōzeki
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [[Hasegawa Katsutoshi|Hasegawa]] ||30 ||November 1965||September 1974 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Kotomitsuki]] ||30 ||January 2001 ||July 2007 ||Ōzeki
|-
!6
|'''[[Mitakeumi]]''' ||29 ||November 2016 ||January 2022 ||Ōzeki
|-
!rowspan=2|7
| [[Akinoshima]] ||27 ||November 1988 ||September 2000 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Takamiyama]] ||27 ||November 1969 ||September 1982 ||Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=2|9
| [[Takatōriki]] ||26 ||May 1991 ||May 2000 ||Sekiwake
|-
|[[Wakanosato]] ||26 ||November 2000 ||September 2005 ||Sekiwake
|}

===Most career tournaments===
''As of May 2025 tournament. Tournaments in banzuke-gai (out of banzuke) status are not included''
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Total !!First !!Last !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Hanakaze Daisaku|Hanakaze]] ||214||March 1986 ||January 2022 ||Sandanme 18
|-
!rowspan=2|2
|'''[[Tenichi Toshiya|Tenichi]]'''||192||March 1993 ||current||Makushita 10
|-
|'''[[Terunosato Kazuki|Terunosato]]'''||192||March 1993||current||Sandanme 23
|-
!4
|[[Sawaisamu Tomokazu|Sawaisamu]]||187||July 1992||May 2025||Jonidan 53
|-
!rowspan=2|5
| [[Hokutoryū Sadahiro |Hokutoryū]] ||186||March 1986 ||March 2017||Sandanme 53
|-
|'''[[Itakozakura Koshiro|Itakozakura]]'''||186||March 1994||current||Jonidan 19
|-
!7
|'''[[Shōketsu Yoshiaki|Shōketsu]]'''||180||March 1995||current||Makushita 4
|-
!8
|[[Koshinoryū Toshihiko|Koshinoryū]]||176||March 1995||September 2024||Makushita 34
|-
!rowspan=3|9
|[[Tochitenko Masataka|Tochitenko]] ||175||March 1982||May 2011 ||Jūryō 4
|-
|'''[[Yoshiazuma Hiroshi|Yoshiazuma]]'''||175||January 1996||current||Maegashira 12
|-
|[[Satonofuji Hisashi|Satonofuji]]||175||January 1996||May 2025||Makushita 55
|}
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==Progress to top division==
The table for the fastest progress shows wrestlers with the fewest tournaments from their professional debut to their [[makuuchi|top division]] debut since the six tournaments a year system was introduced in 1958. It excludes  ''[[makushita tsukedashi]]'' and ''[[Glossary of sumo terms#sandanme tsukedashi|sandanme tsukedashi]]'' entrants who made their debut in the third ''[[makushita]]'' division and the fourth ''[[sandanme]]'' division.

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===Fastest progress to top division===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Tournaments !!Pro Debut !!Top division debut !!Highest rank
|-
!rowspan=3|1
| [[Jōkōryū]] ||9 ||May 2011 ||November 2012 || Komusubi
|-
| '''[[Takerufuji]]''' ||9 ||September 2022 ||March 2024 ||Maegashira 6
|-
| '''[[Aonishiki]]''' ||9 ||September 2023 ||March 2025 ||Maegashira 1
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| [[Ōsunaarashi]] ||10 ||March 2012 ||November 2013 ||Maegashira 1
|-
|'''[[Hokutōfuji Daiki|Hokutōfuji]]'''||10||March 2015||November 2016||Komusubi
|-
!rowspan=4|6
| [[Kotoōshū]] ||11 ||November 2002 ||September 2004 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Aran Hakutora|Aran]] ||11 ||January 2007 ||November 2008 ||Sekiwake
|-
| '''[[Shōdai Naoya|Shōdai]]'''||11|| March 2014||January 2016 ||Ozeki
|-
|'''[[Tomokaze]]'''||11||May 2017||March 2019||Maegashira 3
|-
!rowspan=11|10
| [[Itai Keisuke|Itai]] ||12 ||September 1978 ||September 1980 ||Komusubi
|-
| [[Konishiki]] ||12 ||July 1982 ||July 1984 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Tochiazuma Daisuke|Tochiazuma II]] ||12 ||November 1994 ||November 1996 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Asashōryū]] ||12 ||January 1999 ||January 2001 ||Yokozuna
|-
| [[Tokitenkū]] ||12 ||July 2002 ||July 2004 ||Komusubi
|-
| [[Yoshikaze]] ||12 ||January 2004 ||January 2006 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Baruto]] ||12 ||May 2004 ||May 2006 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Sakaizawa]] ||12 ||March 2006 ||March 2008 ||Maegashira 15
|-
| [[Yamamotoyama Ryūta|Yamamotoyama]] ||12 ||January 2007 ||January 2009 ||Maegashira 9
|-
|'''[[Ura Kazuki|Ura]]''' ||12||March 2015||March 2017||Komusubi
|-
|'''[[Atamifuji Sakutarō|Atamifuji]]''' ||12||November 2020||November 2022||Maegashira 1
|-
|}
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===Slowest progress to top division===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! !![[Shikona|Name]] !!Tournaments !!Pro Debut !!Top division debut !!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Hoshiiwato]] ||115 ||May 1970 ||July 1989 ||Maegashira 14
|-
!2
|[[Kyokunankai]] ||105 ||March 1993 ||September 2010 ||Maegashira 16
|-
!3
|'''[[Yoshiazuma]]''' ||93 ||January 1996 ||September 2011 ||Maegashira 12
|-
!4
| [[Kotokasuga]] ||91 ||March 1993 ||May 2008 ||Maegashira 7
|-
!5
| [[Kototsubaki]] ||89 ||March 1976 ||January 1991 ||Maegashira 3
|-
!6
| [[Toyozakura]] ||88 ||March 1989 ||November 2003 ||Maegashira 5
|-
!7
| [[Takanomine]] ||87 ||September 1974 ||March 1989 ||Maegashira 12
|-
!8
| [[Kitazakura]] ||86 ||March 1987 ||July 2001 ||Maegashira 9
|-
!rowspan=2|9
| [[Daimanazuru]] ||85 ||May 1992 ||July 2006 ||Maegashira 16
|-
| '''[[Kitaharima Seiya|Kitaharima]]''' ||85 ||March 2002 ||July 2016 ||Maegashira 15
|-
|}
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==Most special prizes==
Special prizes or ''[[sanshō (Sumo)|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 [[Sanshō (sumo)#Active special prize winners|here]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
![[Shikona|Name]]
!Total
!Outstanding<br/>Performance
!Fighting<br/>Spirit
!Technique
!Years
!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Akinoshima]] ||19 ||7 ||8 ||4 ||1988–1999 ||Sekiwake
|-
!2
| [[Kotonishiki]] ||18 ||7 ||3 ||8 ||1990–1998 ||Sekiwake
|-
!3
| [[Kaio Hiroyuki|Kaiō]] ||15 ||10 ||5 ||0 ||1994–2000 ||Ōzeki
|-
!rowspan=3|4
| [[Tsurugamine]] ||14 ||2 ||2 ||10 ||1956–1966 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Asashio Tarō IV|Asashio]] ||14 ||10 ||3 ||1 ||1979–1983 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Takatōriki]] ||14 ||3 ||10 ||1 ||1990–2000 ||Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=4|7
| [[Musōyama Masashi|Musōyama]] ||13 ||5 ||4 ||4 ||1994–2000 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Tosanoumi]] ||13 ||7 ||5 ||1 ||1995–2003 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Kotomitsuki]] ||13 ||2 ||4 ||7 ||2000–2007 ||Ōzeki
|-
|[[Takayasu Akira|'''Takayasu''']]
|13
|4
|6
|3
|2013–2025
|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 [[kinboshi#List of top kinboshi earners|here]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
![[Shikona|Name]]
!Total
!Years
!Highest rank
|-
!1
| [[Akinoshima]] ||16 ||1988–1999 ||Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| [[Takamiyama]] ||12 ||1968–1978 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Tochinonada]] ||12 ||1998–2008 ||Sekiwake
|-
!4
| [[Tosanoumi]] ||11 ||1995–2003 ||Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=5|5
| [[Kitanonada]] ||10 ||1954–1961 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Annenyama]] ||10 ||1955–1961 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Tsurugamine]] ||10 ||1955–1961 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Dewanishiki Tadao|Dewanishiki]] ||10 ||1949–1963 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Ozutsu Takeshi|Ōzutsu]] ||10 ||1979–1986 ||Sekiwake
|-
!rowspan=6|10
| [[Mitsuneyama]] ||9 ||1944–1957 ||Ōzeki
|-
| [[Tamanoumi Daitaro|Tamanoumi]] ||9 ||1953–1958 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Hasegawa Katsutoshi|Hasegawa]] ||9 ||1965–1974 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Fujizakura]] ||9 ||1973–1981 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Takatōriki]] ||9 ||1990–1998 ||Sekiwake
|-
| [[Ichinojō]] ||9 ||2014–2022 ||Sekiwake
|}

== Youngest Yokozuna at Time of Promotion ==
Yokozuna by their age at the time of promotion, showing both years and months for added detail. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank !! Yokozuna !! Date of Promotion !! Age at Promotion (Years, Months)
|-
| 1 || [[Kitanoumi]] || July 20, 1974 || 21 years, 2 months
|-
| 2 || [[Taihō Kōki|Taihō]] || September 27, 1961 || 21 years, 4 months
|-
| 3 || [[Hakuhō Shō|Hakuhō]] || May 30, 2007 || 22 years, 2 months
|-
| 4 || [[Asashōryū Akinori|Asashōryū]] || January 30, 2003 || 22 years, 4 months
|-
| 5 || [[Takanohana Kōji|Takanohana II]] || December 1994 || 22 years, 4 months
|-
| 6 || [[Futahaguro Kōji|Futahaguro]] || July 1986 || 22 years, 10 months
|-
| 7 || [[Kashiwado Tsuyoshi|Kashiwado ]] || November 1961 || 23 years, 0 months
|-
| 8 || [[Terukuni Manzō|Terukuni ]] || June 1942 || 23 years, 6 months
|-
| 9 || [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]] || January 27, 1993 || 23 years, 8 months
|-
| rowspan="2" |10
| [[Ōnokuni Yasushi|Ōnokuni]] || September 1987 || 24 years, 11 months
|-
| [[Onosato Daiki|Onosato]] || May 2025 || 24 years, 11 months
|}


==See also==
*[[Kinboshi#List of top kinboshi earners|List of active gold star earners]]
*[[Sanshō (sumo)#Active special prize winners|List of active special prize winners]]
*[[Glossary of sumo terms]]
*[[List of active sumo wrestlers]]
*[[List of past sumo wrestlers]]
*[[List of sumo tournament top division champions]]
*[[List of sumo tournament second division champions]]
*[[List of sumo stables]]
*[[List of years in sumo]]
*[[List of yokozuna|List of ''yokozuna'']]

==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}}

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[[Category:Lists of sumo wrestlers|record holders]]