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Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the current January 2015 banzuke by clicking the Current rank sorting button.
Ranks in bold indicate a wrestler is debuting at a career high rank.
| Ring name | Current rank | Debut | Stable | Birthplace | Career and other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aminishiki Ryūji (安美錦) |
Maegashira 3 West | 1997-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | six time sekiwake, brother of Asōfuji, winner of five Technique prizes |
| Amuuru Mitsuhiro (阿夢露) |
Jūryō 1 East | 2002-5 | Onomatsu | Russia, Lesozavodsk | best rank maegashira 14, only ethnic Russian remaining in sumo, injury plagued career, has string of winning tournaments since return from serious injury |
| Aoiyama Kōsuke (碧山) |
Sekiwake East | 2009-5 | Tagonoura | Bulgaria, Elhovo | two time sekiwake, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi, and to reach sekiwake |
| Arawashi Tsuyoshi (荒鷲) |
Maegashira 12 West | 2003-1 | Minezaki | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 8, took over 11 years to reach makuuchi |
| Asasekiryū Tarō (朝赤龍) |
Jūryō 2 East | 2000-1 | Takasago | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | two time sekiwake, father held equivalent of komusubi in Mongolian wrestling |
| Chiyomaru Kazuki | Maegashira 14 West | 2007-7 | Kokonoe | Kagoshima | best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, older brother of komusubi Chiyoōtori |
| Chiyonokuni Toshiki | Makushita 48 West | 2006-5 | Kokonoe | Mie | best rank maegashira 8, jūryō champion |
| Chiyoōtori Yūki | Maegashira 7 West | 2008-5 | Kokonoe | Kagoshima | best rank komusubi, jūryō champion, stablemates with older brother Chiyomaru |
| Chiyotairyū Hidemasa | Maegashira 5 West | 2011-5 | Kokonoe | Tokyo | best rank komusubi, jūryō champion, university yokozuna |
| Daidō Kenji | Jūryō 3 West | 2005-3 | Onomatsu | Tokyo | best rank maegashira 8, former amateur wrestler at Senshu University |
| Endō Shōta | Maegashira 3 East | 2013-3 | Oitekaze | Ishikawa | best rank maegashira 1, two time amateur yokozuna, debuted at a high makushita 10, took championship in his jūryō debut |
| Fujiazuma Kazuyoshi | Jūryō 8 East | 2003-3 | Tamanoi | Tokyo | best rank maegashira 4, first makuuchi wrestler produced by former ōzeki Tochiazuma |
| Gagamaru Masaru | Jūryō 2 West | 2005-11 | Kise | Georgia, Tbilissi | best rank komusubi, known for wide gerth, third Georgian in makuuchi |
| Gōeidō Gōtarō | Ōzeki 2 West | 2005-1 | Sakaigawa | Ōsaka | newest ōzeki, at rank of sekiwake for a modern record 14 consecutive tournaments, chief rival of Tochiōzan since high school |
| Hakuhō Shō | Yokozuna 1 East | 2001-3 | Miyagino | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | holds the record for the most top division championships of all time, and for most wins in a calendar year at 86 |
| Harumafuji Kōhei | Yokozuna 2 East | 2001-1 | Isegahama | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | third consecutive Mongolian to reach yokozuna rank, awarded 5 Technique prizes, winner of six tournaments to date |
| Homarefuji Yoshiyuki | Maegashira 10 West | 2008-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | from the same town as Mainoumi and the same high school as Masatsukasa |
| Ichinojō Takashi | Sekiwake West | 2014-1 | Minato | Mongolia, Arkhangai | two time sekiwake, second foreign born makushita tsukedashi, champion in jūryō debut tournament |
| Ikioi Shōta | Maegashira 2 West | 2005-3 | Isenoumi | Ōsaka | best rank komusubi, only wrestler from his stable in top division, jūryō champion |
| Jōkōryū Takayuki | Maegashira 4 West | 2011-7 | Kise | Tokyo | best rank komusubi, former high school and college champion, holds the record for the most consecutive wins from entry into sumo, and the fastest rise to the top division |
| Kagamio Nanji | Maegashira 15 West | 2003-7 | Kagamiyama | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | best rank maegashira 14, the first from stable since the current coach Tagaryū was active in 1991 |
| Kaisei Ichirō | Maegashira 5 East | 2006-9 | Tomozuna | Brazil, São Paulo | best rank maegashira 1, first Brazilian in top division |
| Kakuryū Rikisaburō | Yokozuna 1 West | 2001-11 | Izutsu | Mongolia, Sükhbaatar aimag | newest yokozuna, only sekitori wrestler from his stable, known for his diligence |
| Kisenosato Yutaka | Ōzeki 1 East | 2002-3 | Tagonoura | Ibaraki | currently longest serving ōzeki, made top division at just 18, had a contentious rivalry with yokozuna Asashōryū |
| Kitataiki Akeyoshi | Jūryō 3 East | 1998-3 | Kitanoumi | Tokyo | best rank maegashira 2, took ten years to reach top division |
| Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro | Ōzeki 1 West | 2002-1 | Sadogatake | Fukuoka | first Japanese ōzeki after Kaiō's retirement, known for signature "hug and chug" style |
| Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi | Maegashira 14 East | 2008-3 | Sadogatake | Kagawa | best rank maegashira 9, jūryō champion, first Kagawa native to reach makuuchi since 1958 |
| Kyokushūhō Kōki | Maegashira 12 East | 2007-5 | Ōshima | Mongolia | first time to reach east rank of maegashira 12, was able to join the stable of his idol, fellow countryman Kyokutenhō |
| Kyokutenhō Masaru | Maegashira 7 East | 1992-3 | Ōshima | Mongolia, Nalaikh | three time sekiwake, only remaining member of first wave of Mongolians to enter sumo, oldest top division championship holder in the history of modern sumo, oldest wrestler by several years currently in top division |
| Masunoyama Tomoharu | Jūryō 14 West | 2006-7 | Chiganoura | Chiba | best rank maegashira 4, half Filipino, first wrestler from his stable to make top division |
| Myōgiryū Yasunari | Maegashira 8 East | 2009-5 | Sakaigawa | Hyōgo | three time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut |
| Okinoumi Ayumi | Maegashira 6 East | 2005-1 | Hakkaku | Shimane | two time komusubi, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years |
| Ōsunaarashi Kintarō | Maegashira 13 East | 2012-3 | Ōtake | Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate | best rank maegashira 3, first wrestler in history from African continent, first Arab |
| Sadanofuji Akihiro | Maegashira 15 East | 2003-1 | Sakaigawa | Nagasaki | best rank maegashira 8, once released as Iwakiyama's tsukebito so he could concentrate on his wrestling |
| Sadanoumi Takashi | Maegashira 8 West | 2003-5 | Sakaigawa | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 7, took 11 years to reach makuuchi, repeated father's own feat of earning a Fighting Spirit prize in his top division debut. |
| Sagatsukasa Hiroyuki | Makushita 15 East | 2005-1 | Irumagawa | Shizuoka | best rank maegashira 9, 1998 high school sumo yokozuna, one of the shortest sekitori |
| Satoyama Kōsaku | Jūryō 7 West | 2004-3 | Onoe | Kagoshima | best rank maegashira 12, still uses own rare surname as his ring name. |
| Shōhōzan Yūya | Maegashira 11 East | 2006-3 | Matsugane | Fukuoka | four time komusubi, bounced back from a two tournament suspension for baseball gambling to take makushita championship twice in a row |
| Shōtenrō Taishi | Jūryō 5 East | 2001-3 | Fujishima | Mongolia, Khovd aimag | best rank maegashira 2, former junior wrestling champion at Mongolian Naadam festival |
| Sōkokurai Eikichi | Maegashira 10 East | 2003-9 | Arashio | China, Inner Mongolia | reinstated after dismissal for match-fixing nullified in court |
| Takanoiwa Yoshimori | Jūryō 4 West | 2009-1 | Takanohana | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, second from Takanohana stable to reach makuuchi' |
| Takarafuji Daisuke | Maegashira 1 East | 2009-1 | Isegahama | Aomori | former amateur at Kinki University |
| Takayasu Akira | Komusubi East | 2005-3 | Tagonoura | Ibaraki | two time komusubi, still wrestles under real name, first sekitori born in the Heisei era, half Filipino |
| Takekaze Akira | Maegashira 9 West | 2002-5 | Oguruma | Akita | best rank sekiwake, collegiate champion, only top division wrestler from Akita prefecture |
| Tamaasuka Daisuke | Jūryō 6 East | 1998-3 | Kataonami | Aichi | best rank maegashira 9, two time jūryō winner |
| Tamawashi Ichirō | Maegashira 9 East | 2004-1 | Kataonami | Mongolia, Ulan Bator | best rank maegashira 1, originally studied to work in hotel industry |
| Tenkaihō Takayuki | Jūryō 7 East | 2007-1 | Onoe | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 8, highest ranked wrestler at Onoe stable since Baruto's retirement |
| Terunofuji Yoshiaki | Maegashira 2 East | 2011-7 | Isegahama | Mongolia | best rank maegashira 1, sent to Japan when his judo coach (Hakuhō's father) recognized his potential |
| Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi | Maegashira 1 West | 2006-3 | Kasugano | Georgia, Mtskheta | four time komusubi, fellow countryman of Kokkai, working way back up ranks after injury absence |
| Tochiōzan Yūichirō | Komusubi West | 2005-1 | Kasugano | Kōchi | seven time sekiwake, longtime rival of Gōeidō |
| Tokitenkū Yoshiaki | Maegashira 13 West | 2002-7 | Tokitsukaze | Mongolia, Töv aimag | three time komusubi, consistent maegashira performer |
| Tokushōryū Makoto | Maegashira 16 East | 2009-1 | Kise | Nara | best rank maegashira 7, in school years he was teammates with future top division regulars Tochiōzan, Takarafuji and others. |
| Tosayutaka Yūya | Maegashira 16 West | 2007-3 | Tokitsukaze | Kōchi | best rank maegashira 1, first wrestler from his stable to reach the top division since the Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal, working way back up ranks after long injury absence |
| Toyohibiki Ryūta | Maegashira 6 West | 2005-1 | Sakaigawa | Yamaguchi | best rank maegashira 2, on rise to top division, suffered only one make-koshi |
| Toyonoshima Daiki | Maegashira 4 East | 2002-1 | Tokitsukaze | Kōchi | four time sekiwake, one of shortest wrestlers, performance in top division exceeded all expectations |
| Wakanosato Shinobu | Jūryō 1 West | 1992-3 | Tagonoura | Aomori | seventeen time sekiwake, makuuchi veteran who holds record for most consecutive tournaments in junior sanyaku ranks |
| Yoshiazuma Hiroshi | Makushita 4 West | 1996-1 | Tamanoi | Kumamoto | best rank maegashira 12, slowest rise ever to makuuchi |
| Yoshikaze Masatsugu | Maegashira 11 West | 2004-1 | Oguruma | Ōita | best rank komusubi, college sumo champion |