Sumo wrestler ranks are indicated in brackets next to their name.
East ranks are higher than West ranks.
Ranks in descending order: Yokozuna, Ozeki, Sekiwake, Komusubi, Maegashira
Date of release is date of access.
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Leading sumo wrestlers in Japan 2025, by number of career wins
As of January 2025, Terunofuji Haruo, who was the highest-ranked sumo wrestler in Japan, had a total of *** career wins. In becoming yokozuna, the sumo world's highest rank, Terunofuji followed in the footsteps of fellow Mongol sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho, who dominated the Japanese sumo world in the past years prior to his retirement in the fall of 2021.
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