List of sumo record holders
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or "honbasho" are included here. Since 1958 six "honbasho" have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes only once or twice per year. Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler. The tables are up to date as of the end of the March 2022 tournament. Most top division championships. Most career championships. Raiden is said to have had the  best record in 28 tournaments between 1790 and 1810, Tanikaze 21 between 1772 and 1793, and Kashiwado 16 between 1812 and 1822. Tachiyama won two unofficial championships and nine official, giving him a total of 11. Most undefeated championships. Tournaments have been consistently fifteen days long since May 1949. Before that date there were a number of different lengths, including ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen days. The records of Tachiyama, Tochigiyama and Tsunenohana also include some draws, holds and rest days. Most consecutive championships. Four of these titles were "zenshō-yūshō" (undefeated championships) and were part of Hakuhō's second -place streak of 63 consecutive wins. Best top division win ratios. All time. The list includes "yokozuna" and "ōzeki" (the highest rank before the "yokozuna" rank was introduced), but excludes so-called "kanban" or "guest "ōzeki"" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the "banzuke" again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available. Modern era. In 1927, Tokyo sumo merged with Osaka sumo and most of the sumo systems were changed, so any pre-1927 records are disregarded. The list excludes active wrestlers. Most bouts. Losses by default are excluded. Most  consecutive bouts. Most consecutive career bouts. <nowiki>*</nowiki> No bouts missed in career/career to date Most tournaments. The March 2011 and May 2020 tournaments were cancelled and are not included in these totals. Most career tournaments. "As of March 2022 tournament" Progress to top division. The table for the fastest progress shows wrestlers with the fewest tournaments from their professional debut to their top division debut since the six tournaments a year system was introduced in 1958. It excludes "makushita tsukedashi" and "sandanme tsukedashi" entrants who made their debut in the third "makushita" division and the fourth "sandanme  division. Most special prizes. Special prizes or sanshō" were first awarded in 1947. They can only be given to wrestlers ranked at "sekiwake" or below. For the current list of active special prize winners, see here. Most gold stars. Gold stars or "kinboshi" are awarded to "maegashira" ranked wrestlers who defeat a "yokozuna." For a list of current "kinboshi" earners, see here.