Unlike many other contact sports such as boxing and wrestling there are no weight divisions in sumo wrestling. Yamamotoyama is the heaviest japanese born sumo wrestler ever. 1 asashōryū up to date as of june 30 2020. Wrestlers shown in bold are currently active. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms 440 lb or over are included. On average a sumo wrestler weighs around 325 pounds 1474 kg.
192 cm 6 ft 4 in weight. Rank ring name max. 158 kg 348 lb. He is shorter and weighs significantly less than the vast majority of sumo wrestlers in the upper ranks but has learned to use his. The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Yokozuna may 2007 championships.
But they can be as heavy as 500 pounds 226 kg or more. Outstanding performance 3 fighting spirit 1 technique 2 gold stars. 44 makuuchi 1 jūryō special prizes. Sumo originated in japan the only country where it is. 炎鵬 晃 born 18 october 1994 as yūya nakamura 中村 友哉 is a japanese professional sumo wrestler from ishikawa prefecturehe made his debut in march 2017 and wrestles for miyagino stablehis highest rank has been maegashira 4. Striking one another is a form of competitive full contact wrestling where a rikishi wrestler attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet usually by throwing shoving or pushing him down.
Sumo champion with 130 pound and 9½ inch height advantage takes on smaller wrestler with a surprise result yokozuna grand champion hakuho sho took on smallest fighter in the division.
Gallery of Sumo Wrestler Height And Weight
