Orora is the heaviest professional sumo wrestler
The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (441 lb) or over are included. The heaviest sumo wrestler in history is Russian Orora who peaked at 292.6 kg (645 lb). Of the 59 wrestlers who have reached over 200 kg (441 lb), 24 have reached the elite sekitori ranks. Of those 26, three (Musashimaru, Akebono, and Onokuni) have reached the top yokozuna rank.
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- Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler.
- Green row indicates wrestler reached the elite sekitori ranks.
| Ring Name | Max. Weight | Stable | Hometown | Debut | Highest Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orora | 292.6 kg (645 lb) | Yamahibiki | Buryat Republic, Russia | 2000.03 | Makushita 43 |
| Konishiki | 287.0 kg (633 lb) | Takasago | Hawaii, USA | 1982.07 | Ozeki |
| Yamamotoyama | 277.0 kg (611 lb) | Onoe | Saitama, Japan | 2007.01 | Maegashira 9 |
| Dewanojo | 258.0 kg (569 lb) | Dewanoumi | Tochigi, Japan | 2012.03 | Makushita 44 |
| Kenho | 250.0 kg (550 lb) | Tokitsukaze | Miyagi, Japan | 2011.05 | Makushita 59 |
| Tominohana | 241.0 kg (531 lb) | Takadagawa | Keelung City, Taiwan | 1988.05 | Jonidan 31 |
| Susanoumi | 240.0 kg (530 lb) | Kitanoumi | Aichi, Japan | 1988.03 | Juryo 2 |
| Kainowaka | 237.0 kg (522 lb) | Oshima | Fukuoka, Japan | 1995.03 | Makushita 14 |
| Musashimaru | 237.0 kg (522 lb) | Musashigawa | Hawaii, USA | 1989.09 | Yokozuna |
| Akebono | 236.0 kg (520 lb) | Azumazeki | Hawaii, USA | 1988.03 | Yokozuna |
| Tokushinho | 234.0 kg (516 lb) | Kise | Mie, Japan | 2007.03 | Juryo 6 |
| Sakaefuji | 232.0 kg (511 lb) | Sakaigawa | Tokyo, Japan | 2011.05 | Sandanme 72 |
| Hidenoumi | 229.5 kg (506 lb) | Mihogaseki | Osaka, Japan | 1985.05 | Juryo 9 |
| Mankajo | 227.6 kg (502 lb) | Kasugayama | Miyazaki, Japan | 2005.03 | Makushita 6 |
| Ichinojo | 227.0 kg (500 lb) | Minato | Arkhangai, Mongolia | 2013.11 | Sekiwake |
| Komanokuni | 226.0 kg (498 lb) | Shibatayama | Kanagawa, Japan | 2006.03 | Makushita 23 |
| Toyonoumi | 225.0 kg (496 lb) | Futagoyama | Buzen, Fukuoka | 1981.03 | Maegashira 1 |
| Daiki | 221.0 kg (487 lb) | Azumazeki | Hawaii, Japan | 1991.11 | Juryo 10 |
| Takatenshu | 221.0 kg (487 lb) | Chiganoura | Saitama, Japan | 2008.03 | Sandanme 9 |
| Nishikimaru | 220.5 kg (486 lb) | Asahiyama | Chiba, Japan | 2019.03 | Jonidan 28 |
| Akinoyama | 215.7 kg (476 Ib) | Takadagawa | Hiroshima, Japan | 2008.03 | Makushita 13 |
| Fujinawa | 215.5 kg (475 lb) | Isenoumi | Ibaraki, Japan | 1993.01 | Jonidan 15 |
| Omatsuda | 214.5 kg (473 lb) | Otake | Hyogo, Japan | 2005.03 | Sandanme 15 |
| Isamizuki | 213.2 kg (470 lb) | Sakaigawa | Nagasaki, Japan | 2008.03 | Makushita 58 |
| Maeta | 213.2 kg (470 lb) | Shibatayama | Yamagata, Japan | 2005.03 | Makushita 3 |
| Kyokuhikari | 213.0 kg (470 lb) | Tomozuna | Ehime, Japan | 1992.03 | Makushita 35 |
| Gagamaru | 212.0 kg (467 Ib) | Kise | Tbilissi, Georgia | 2005.11 | Komusubi |
| Hishofuji | 212.0 kg (467 Ib) | Azumazeki | Hyogo, Japan | 2005.03 | Juryo 13 |
| Ryutei | 212.0 kg (467 Ib) | Nishonoseki | Shandong, China | 2004.03 | Sandanme 3 |
| Ozora | 211.3 kg (466 Ib) | Azumazeki | Hawaii, USA | 1989.09 | Makushita 13 |
| Onokuni | 211.0 kg (465 Ib) | Hanaregoma | Hokkaido, Japan | 1978.03 | Yokozuna |
| Toma | 211.0 kg (465 Ib) | Miyagino | Okinawa, Japan | 2019.03 | Sandanme 1 |
| Fukujumaru | 210.0 kg (460 Ib) | Takasago | Saitama, Japan | 1999.03 | Sandanme 15 |
| Fukutsukasa | 210.0 kg (460 Ib) | Irumagawa | Fukushima, Japan | 1999.03 | Sandanme 3 |
| Takaryu | 210.0 kg (460 Ib) | Kise | Ishikawa, Japan | 2014.03 | Juryo 13 |
| Hakuomaru | 209.9 kg (463 lb) | Tokitsukaze | Chiba, Japan | 2017.03 | Sandanme 8 |
| Amakaze | 208.0 kg (459 Ib) | Oshiogawa | Kagawa, Japan | 2007.03 | Maegashira 13 |
| Higonoryu | 208.0 kg (459 Ib) | Kise | Kumamoto, Japan | 2004.03 | Sandanme 7 |
| Anju | 207.0 kg (456 Ib) | Isegahama | Miyazaki, Japan | 1998.01 | Sandanme 94 |
| Hokutomori | 206.0 kg (454 Ib) | Hakkaku | Aomori, Japan | 2005.03 | Makushita 11 |
| Tsurugisho | 206.0 kg (454 lb) | Oitekaze | Tokyo, Japan | 2014.01 | Maegashira 6 |
| Takamikuni | 205.2 kg (452 Ib) | Azumazeki | Hawaii, USA | 1987.03 | Makushita 2 |
| Kaisei | 205.0 kg (452 Ib) | Oshima | São Paulo, Brazil | 2006.09 | Sekiwake |
| Takamiyama | 205.0 kg (452 Ib) | Takasago | Hawaii, USA | 1964.03 | Sekiwake |
| Nakashima | 204.0 kg (450 lb) | Musashigawa | Oita, Japan | 2015.11 | Makushita 54 |
| Aoiyama | 203.0 kg (448 Ib) | Kasugano | Elhovo, Bulgaria | 2009.05 | Sekiwake |
| Dewagatake | 203.0 kg (448 Ib) | Dewanoumi | Yamagata, Japan | 1917.05 | Sekiwake |
| Kushimaumi | 203.0 kg (448 Ib) | Dewanoumi | Wakayama, Japan | 1988.01 | Maegashira 1 |
| Rinho | 203.0 kg (448 Ib) | Hanaregoma | Fukuoka, Japan | 1977.03 | Juryo 11 |
| Yata | 203.0 kg (448 Ib) | Onoe | Wakayama, Japan | 2017.03 | Jonokuchi 30 |
| Hogasho | 202.8 kg (447 lb) | Tokitsukaze | Ishikawa, Japan | 2021.03 | Makushita 46 |
| Arawaka | 202.0 kg (445 Ib) | Miyagino | Kanagawa, Japan | 1989.03 | Makushita 32 |
| Kyokushozan | 202.0 kg (445 Ib) | Oshima | Hokkaido, Japan | 1990.05 | Makushita 22 |
| Towanoyama | 202.0 kg (445 Ib) | Dewanoumi | Tokyo, Japan | 1993.11 | Maegashira 13 |
| Asabenkei | 201.0 kg (443 Ib) | Takasago | Kanagawa, Japan | 2007.03 | Juryo 7 |
| Daido | 201.0 kg (443 Ib) | Tamanoi | Kanagawa, Japan | 1999.03 | Jonokuchi 13 |
| Mitotsukasa | 200.9 kg (443 lb) | Irumagawa | Mito, Ibaraki | 2009.03 | Makushita 39 |
| Nioyama | 200.8 kg (443 Ib) | Takadagawa | Fukuoka, Japan | 1995.03 | Sandanme 43 |
| Sadanofuji | 200.5 kg (442 Ib) | Sakaigawa | Nagasaki, Japan | 2003.01 | Maegashira 2 |
| Mitoryu | 200.0 kg (441 Ib) | Nishikido | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 2017.03 | Maegashira 13 |
| Wakaaoba | 200.0 kg (441 Ib) | Isegahama | Miyagi, Japan | 2005.01 | Makushita 36 |