Makuuchi: Top Division
current as of November 2012 banzuke
| Ring name | Current rank | Debut | Stable | Birthplace | Career and other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aminishiki Ryūji | dKomusubi East | 1997-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | several time sekiwake, brother of Asōfuji, winner of five Technique prizes |
| Aoiyama Kōsuke | e0Maegashira 5 East | 2009-5 | Tagonoura | zBulgaria | former komusubi, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi |
| Aran Hakutora | e0Maegashira 7 West | 2007-1 | Mihogaseki | zRussia | former sekiwake, only current Russian sekitori, shares all time record with Kotoōshū for fastest rise to top division |
| Asahishō Kōta | e1Maegashira 11 East | 2005-5 | Tomozuna | Chiba | currently at highest rank, 2nd consecutive makuuchi tournament |
| Asasekiryū Tarō | e0Maegashira 9 West | 2000-1 | Takasago | zMongolia | former sekiwake, father held equivalent of komusubi in Mongolian wrestling |
| Baruto Kaito | b3Ōzeki East | 2004-5 | Onoe | zEstonia | only current Estonian wrestler, tied for 3rd fastest rise to top division, second European to win a championship |
| Chiyonokuni Toshiki | e1Maegashira 14 West | 2006-5 | Kokonoe | Mia | former maegashira 8, jūryō champion |
| Chiyotairyū Hidemasa | e1Maegashira 15 West | 2011-5 | Kokonoe | Tokyo | former maegashira 10, jūryō champion, university yokozuna |
| Daidō Kenji | e0Maegashira 8 West | 2005-3 | Onomatsu | Tokyo | second time at this rank, former amateur wrestler at Senshu University |
| Fujiazuma Kazuyoshi | e1Maegashira 13 East | 2003-3 | Tamanoi | Tokyo | former maegashira 7, first makuuchi wrestler produced by former ōzeki Tochiazuma |
| Gagamaru Masaru | e0Maegashira 7 East | 2005-a11 | Kitanoumi | zGeorgia | former komusubi, third Georgian in makuuchi, originally from now-defunct Kise stable |
| Gōeidō Gōtarō | cSekiwake West | 2005-1 | Sakaigawa | osŌsaka | many time sekiwake, chief rival of Tochiōzan since high school |
| Hakuhō Shō | aYokozuna East | 2001-3 | Miyagino | zMongolia | was fourth youngest ōzeki ever, holds record for most wins in a calendar year |
| Harumafuji Kōhei | aYokozuna West | 2001-1 | Isegahama | zMongolia | third consecutive Mongolian to reach yokozuna rank, awarded 5 Technique prizes, winner of three tournaments to date |
| Hōmashō Noriyuki | dKomusubi West | 2004-3 | Shikoroyama | Yamaguchi | three time komusubi, first wrestler to make top division from former sekiwake Terao's stable |
| Ikioi Shōta | e1Maegashira 10 East | 2005-3 | Isenoumi | osŌsaka | currently at highest rank achieved, jūryō champion |
| Jōkōryū Takayuki | e1Maegashira 14 East | 2011-7 | Kitanoumi | Tokyo | makuuchi debut, former high school and college champion, holds the record for the most consecutive wins from entry into sumo |
| Kaisei Ichirō | e0Maegashira 2 West | 2006-9 | Tomozuna | zBrazil | former maegashira 1, first Brazilian in top division |
| Kakuryū Rikisaburō | b1Ōzeki East | 2001-a11 | Izutsu | zMongolia | newest ōzeki, only sekitori wrestler from his stable, known for his diligence |
| Kisenosato Yutaka | b1Ōzeki West | 2002-3 | Naruto | Ibaraki | newest Japanese ōzeki, made top division at just 18 |
| Kitataiki Akeyoshi | e1Maegashira 12 East | 1998-3 | Kitanoumi | Tokyo | former maegashira 3, took ten years to reach top division |
| Kotoōshū Katsunori | b2Ōzeki West | 2002-a11 | Sadogatake | zBulgaria | first European to win a top division championship, tied for all time record for fastest progress to top division |
| Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro | b2Ōzeki East | 2002-1 | Sadogatake | Fukuoka | first Japanese ōzeki since Kaiō's retirement, known for signature "hug and chug" style |
| Kyokutenhō Masaru | e0Maegashira 6 East | 1992-3 | oiŌshima | zMongolia | former sekiwake, only remaining member of first wave of Mongolians to enter sumo, oldest championship holder in the history of modern sumo |
| Masunoyama Tomoharu | e0Maegashira 4 West | 2006-7 | Chiganoura | Chiba | first time at this rank, first wrestler from his stable to make top division |
| Miyabiyama Tetsushi | e1Maegashira 11 West | 1998-7 | Fujishima | Ibaraki | former promotion to ōzeki controversial, rose to top division so fast that he competed in his first top division tournaments with no top-knot |
| Myōgiryū Yasunari | cSekiwake East | 2009-5 | Sakaigawa | Hyōgo | two time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut |
| Okinoumi Ayumi | e0Maegashira 1 East | 2005-1 | Hakkaku | Shimane | second time at this rank, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years |
| Shōhōzan Yūya | e0Maegashira 2 East | 2006-3 | Matsugane | Fukuoka | former maegashira 1, bounced back from a two tournament suspension for baseball gambling to take makushita championship twice in a row |
| Shōtenrō Taishi | e0Maegashira 9 East | 2001-3 | Fujishima | zMongolia | former maegashira 2, former junior wrestling champion at Mongolian Naadam festival |
| Takayasu Akira | e0Maegashira 4 East | 2005-3 | Naruto | Ibaraki | former maegashira 1, still wrestles under real name, first sekitori born in the Heisei era |
| Takekaze Akira | e0Maegashira 3 West | 2002-5 | Oguruma | Akita | former komusubi, collegiate champion, only top division wrestler from Akita prefecture |
| Tamawashi Ichirō | e1Maegashira 16 East | 2004-1 | Kataonami | zMongolia | former maegashira 3, originally studied to work in hotel industry |
| Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi | e0Maegashira 3 East | 2006-3 | Kasugano | zGeorgia | many time komusubi, fellow countryman of Kokkai |
| Tochiōzan Yūichirō | e0Maegashira 1 West | 2005-1 | Kasugano | Kōchi | three-time sekiwake, longtime rival of Gōeidō |
| Tokitenkū Yoshiaki | e0Maegashira 8 East | 2002-7 | Tokitsukaze | zMongolia | former komusubi, consistent maegashira performer |
| Toyohibiki Ryūta | e0Maegashira 5 West | 2005-1 | Sakaigawa | Yamaguchi | former maegashira 2, on rise to top division, suffered only one make-koshi |
| Toyonoshima Daiki | e0Maegashira 6 West | 2002-1 | Tokitsukaze | Kōchi | many time sekiwake, one of shortest wrestlers, performance in top division exceeded all expectations |
| Wakakōyū Masaya | e1Maegashira 13 West | 1999-3 | Onomatsu | Chiba | former komusubi, second top division wrestler from Onomatsu stable after Katayama |
| Wakanosato Shinobu | e1Maegashira 12 West | 1992-3 | Naruto | Aomori | former sekiwake, makuuchi veteran who holds record for most consecutive tournaments in junior sanyaku ranks |
| Yoshiazuma Hiroshi | e1Maegashira 15 East | 1996-1 | Tamanoi | Kumamoto | former maegashira 12 |
| Yoshikaze Masatsugu | e1Maegashira 10 West | 2004-1 | Oguruma | oiŌita | former maegashira 1, college sumo champion |
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