List of the heaviest sumo wrestlers
The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb) or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of January 2023.
Ōrora (left), the heaviest sumo wrestler ever, fights eighth-heaviest Kainowaka
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Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever
| Rank | Ring name | Max. weight | Stable | Highest rank | Birth date | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ōrora 大露羅 |
292.6 kg (645 lb) | Yamahibiki (also Kitanoumi) | Makushita 43 | April 26, 1983 |  Zaigrayevo, Buryat ASSR, Soviet Union |
| 2 | Konishiki 小錦 |
287 kg (633 lb) | Takasago | Ōzeki | December 31, 1963 |  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| 3 | Yamamotoyama 山本山 |
277 kg (611 lb) | Onoe | Maegashira 9 | May 8, 1984 |  Saitama, Japan |
| 4 | Dewanojo 出羽ノ城 |
258 kg (569 lb) | Dewanoumi | Makushita 56 | December 14, 1993 | Tochigi, Japan |
| 5 | Kenho 謙豊 |
250 kg (550 lb) | Tokitsukaze | Makushita 59 | February 10, 1989 | Miyagi, Japan |
| 6 | Tominohana 富ノ華 |
241 kg (531 lb) | Takadagawa | Jonidan 31 | February 15, 1972 |  Keelung, Taiwan |
| 7 | Susanoumi 須佐の湖 |
240 kg (530 lb) | Kitanoumi | Jūryō 2 | August 30, 1972 | Osaka, Japan |
| 8= | Kainowaka 魁ノ若 |
237 kg (522 lb) | Tomozuna | Makushita 14 | April 20, 1979 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 8= | Musashimaru 武蔵丸 |
237 kg (522 lb) | Musashigawa | Yokozuna | May 2, 1971 |  American Samoa |
| 10 | Akebono 曙 |
236 kg (520 lb) | Azumazeki | Yokozuna | May 8, 1969 | Waimānalo, Hawaii, United States |
| 11 | Tokushinhō 德真鵬 |
234 kg (516 lb) | Kise (also Kitanoumi) | Jūryō 6 | May 13, 1984 | Mie, Japan |
| 12 | Sakaefuji 栄富士 |
232 kg (511 lb) | Sakaigawa | Sandanme 72 | August 14, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 13 | Hidenoumi 秀ノ海 |
229 kg (505 lb) | Mihogaseki | Jūryō 9 | November 20, 1965 | Osaka, Japan |
| 14 | Mankajo 萬華城 |
228 kg (503 lb) | Oitekaze | Makushita 6 | February 10, 1990 | Miyazaki, Japan |
| 15 | Ichinojō 逸ノ城 |
227 kg (500 lb) | Minato | Sekiwake | April 7, 1993 |  Arkhangai, Mongolia |
| 16 | Komanokuni 高麗の国 |
226 kg (498 lb) | Shibatayama | Makushita 23 | June 29, 1990 | Kanagawa, Japan |
| 17= | Daiki 大喜 |
221 kg (487 lb) | Azumazeki | Jūryō 10 | 16 July 1973 died May 16, 2005 (aged 31) |
Hawaii, United States |
| 17= | Takatenshu 貴天秀 |
221 kg (487 lb) | Chiganoura (also Takanohana) | Sandanme 9 | September 23, 1992 | Saitama, Japan |
| 19 | Toyonoumi 豊ノ海 |
219 kg (483 lb) | Futagoyama (also Fujishima) | Maegashira 1 | September 22, 1965 died 20 November 2021 (aged 56) |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 20 | Fujinawa 藤縄 |
215.5 kg (475 lb) | Isenoumi | Jonidan 15 | November 2, 1974 | Ibaraki, Japan |
| 21 | Ōmatsuda 大松田 |
214 kg (472 lb) | Ōtake | Sandanme 15 | August 26, 1986 | Hyogo, Japan |
| 22 | Maeta 前田 |
213 kg (470 lb) | Shibatayama (also Hanaregoma) | Makushita 3 | June 24, 1982 died 26 August 2020 (aged 38) |
Yamagata, Japan |
| 23= | Ryūtei 龍帝 |
212 kg (467 lb) | Nishonoseki | Sandanme 3 | June 2, 1986 |  Shandong, China |
| 23= | Gagamaru 臥牙丸 |
212 kg (467 lb) | Kise (also Kitanoumi) | Komusubi | February 23, 1987 | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| 25= | Toma 當眞 |
211 kg (465 lb) | Miyagino | Sandanme 1 | May 10, 2000 | Okinawa, Japan |
| 25= | Ōnokuni 大乃国 |
211 kg (465 lb) | Hanaregoma (also Hanakago) | Yokozuna | October 9, 1962 | Hokkaido, Japan |
| 27 | Takaryū 高立 |
210 kg (460 lb) | Kise | Jūryō 13 | March 18, 1992 | Ishikawa, Japan |
| 28= | Amakaze 天風 |
208 kg (459 lb) | Oguruma | Maegashira 13 | July 7, 1991 | Kagawa, Japan |
| 28= | Higonoryu 肥後ノ龍 |
208 kg (459 lb) | Kise | Sandanme 7 | November 19, 1985 | Kumamoto, Japan |
| 30 | Anju 安寿 |
207 kg (456 lb) | Isegahama | Sandanme 94 | May 10, 1979 | Miyazaki, Japan |
| 31 | Hokutomori 北勝森 |
206 kg (454 lb) | Hakkaku | Makushita 11 | September 8, 1971 | Aomori, Japan |
| 32= | Kaisei 魁聖 |
205 kg (452 lb) | Tomozuna | Sekiwake | December 18, 1986 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} São Paulo, Brazil |
| 32= | Akinoyama 安芸乃山 |
205 kg (452 lb) | Takadagawa | Makushita 13 | November 30, 1992 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 34 | Takamiyama 髙見山 |
204 kg (450 lb) | Takasago | Sekiwake | June 16, 1944 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Happy Valley, Hawaii, United States |
| 35= | Kushimaumi 久島海 |
203 kg (448 lb) | Dewanoumi | Maegashira 1 | 6 August 1965 died 13 February 2012 (aged 46) |
Wakayama, Japan |
| 35= | Genkaiho 玄海鵬 |
203 kg (448 lb) | Hanaregoma (also Hanakago) | Jūryō 11 | January 22, 1960 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 35= | Yata 矢田 |
203 kg (448 lb) | Onoe | Jonokunchi 30 | February 7, 2000 | Wakayama, Japan |
| 35= | Aoiyama 碧山 |
203 kg (448 lb) | Kasugano (also Tagonoura) | Sekiwake | June 19, 1986 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yambol, Bulgaria |
| 39 | Towanoyama 鳥羽の山 |
202 kg (445 lb) | Dewanoumi | Maegashira 13 | July 10, 1977 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 40= | Asabenkei 朝弁慶大吉 |
201 kg (443 lb) | Takasago | Jūryō 7 | February 12, 1989 | Kanagawa, Japan |
| 40= | Mitoryū 水戸龍 聖之 |
201 kg (443 lb) | Nishikido | Maegashira 15 | April 25, 1994 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| 42= | Sadanofuji 佐田の富士 |
200 kg (440 lb) | Sakaigawa | Maegashira 2 | December 25, 1984 | Nagasaki, Japan |
| 42= | Tsurugishō 剣翔 桃太郎 |
200 kg (440 lb) | Oitekaze | Maegashira 7 | July 27, 1991 | Tokyo. Japan |
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