Forty-two wrestlers, from yokozuna to maegashira. In banzuke order, here are their favourite positions, recent wins and the little details that made me remember their names.
September 2026 banzuke. This directory preserves the ranks and profile information checked for the Japanese edition on 11 September 2026, with Oho’s profile updated on 13 September; it is not a live ranking table.
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| September rank | Wrestler and stable | What caught my attention |
|---|---|---|
| East Yokozuna | Onosato Nishonoseki stable |
Thirteen tournaments to yokozuna: that rapid rise, and two ways of pushing to a win. |
| West Yokozuna | Hoshoryu Tatsunami stable |
Before waiting for a spectacular throw, take a look at the 21% of wins by force-out. |
| East Ozeki | Kirishima Otowayama stable |
Three 12–3 records in a row: the wins kept coming after his return to ozeki. |
| West Ozeki | Kotozakura Sadogatake stable |
More than a right-hand-inside grip: an ozeki who wins by pushing too. |
| East Ozeki | Aonishiki Ajigawa stable |
Beyond the ten wins needed to return to ozeki, he brought home a championship. |
| East Sekiwake | Atamifuji Isegahama stable |
I was waiting for the right-hand-inside grip. More than half the wins were push-outs. |
| West Sekiwake | Fujinokawa Isenoumi stable |
A new sekiwake at 125 kg: in July, he beat a yokozuna on two consecutive days. |
| East Komusubi | Hakunofuji Isegahama stable |
Before becoming a komusubi, he had already beaten a yokozuna and an ozeki. |
| West Komusubi | Daieisho Oitekaze stable |
I looked up the pusher’s winning techniques. Slap-downs came first. |
| East Maegashira 1 | Kotoshoho Sadogatake stable |
Follow his championship through fifteen days, and a closing run of ten wins appears. |
| West Maegashira 1 | Kotoeiho Sadogatake stable |
Nine wins, ten wins, eleven wins: next came the opponents awaiting Maegashira 1. |
| East Maegashira 2 | Takayasu Tagonoura stable |
Eleven days absent in May, eleven wins in July: a next bout beyond the numbers. |
| West Maegashira 2 | Yoshinofuji Isegahama stable |
A 6–9 komusubi debut, and a reason to keep looking at the results. |
| East Maegashira 3 | Gonoyama Takekuma stable |
Push-outs account for 73% of his wins. Follow that straight-ahead sumo through the numbers. |
| West Maegashira 3 | Churanoumi Kise stable |
He names the left front-belt grip; 46% of the wins are push-outs. I want to connect the two. |
| East Maegashira 4 | Takanosho Minatogawa stable |
Push-outs at 31%, slap-downs at 25%: something to watch after noticing the smile. |
| West Maegashira 4 | Fujiryoga Fujishima stable |
A 7–8 makuuchi debut, followed by two tournaments with ten wins apiece. |
| East Maegashira 5 | Roga Futagoyama stable |
From 3–6 on Day 9, six straight wins led to Maegashira 5. |
| West Maegashira 5 | Oshoma Naruto stable |
Deflection at 190 cm: the time spent facing an opponent is only part of the bout. |
| East Maegashira 6 | Asanoyama Takasago stable |
Force-outs at 47%: the contest is moving before the right-hand-inside grip arrives. |
| West Maegashira 6 | Ichiyamamoto Hanaregoma stable |
Wrestlers have favourites too. From fan merchandise to push-outs accounting for 40% of wins. |
| East Maegashira 7 | Fujiseiun Fujishima stable |
Force-outs at 40%: on opening day, he was scheduled to face Nishikifuji, who favours a left-hand-inside grip. |
| West Maegashira 7 | Nishikifuji Isegahama stable |
Can he get the left arm inside? September’s opening schedule put him against two right-hand-inside wrestlers. |
| East Maegashira 8 | Takerufuji Isegahama stable |
Three losses after 10–2 on Day 12: a closer look inside a 10–5 record. |
| West Maegashira 8 | Hiradoumi Sakaigawa stable |
Force-outs at 51%, push-outs at 31%: two ways of carrying a bout forward. |
| East Maegashira 9 | Ura Kise stable |
Before waiting for an unusual technique, notice the push-outs accounting for 28% of wins. |
| West Maegashira 9 | Shishi Ikazuchi stable |
Six straight wins to begin July, with push-outs at 32% and force-outs at 30%. |
| East Maegashira 10 | Oho Otake stable |
After a 2–13 July, rebuilding sumo in which push-outs account for 28% of wins. |
| West Maegashira 10 | Kinbozan Kise stable |
His speciality is thrusting and pushing, but force-outs lead at 34%. Watch what follows at 194 cm. |
| East Maegashira 11 | Wakamotoharu Arashio stable |
He names the left-hand-inside grip as his best quality. Look beyond the 33% of force-outs. |
| West Maegashira 11 | Shodai Tokitsukaze stable |
He calls himself negative. In the ring, look at where he brings his opponent down. |
| East Maegashira 12 | Wakatakakage Arashio stable |
He singles out ottsuke: the arm work on the way to force-outs accounting for 42% of wins. |
| West Maegashira 12 | Asahakuryu Takasago stable |
From 2–7 on Day 9 to five wins in the final six days, with force-outs at 63%. |
| East Maegashira 13 | Asakoryu Takasago stable |
The athlete he supports? Himself. Push-outs account for 43% of this 122 kg wrestler’s wins. |
| West Maegashira 13 | Abi Shikoroyama stable |
Beyond the wins by thrusting and pushing, there are overarm throws too. |
| East Maegashira 14 | Tobizaru Oitekaze stable |
173 cm, and even his most common finish accounts for only 18%. One label is not enough. |
| West Maegashira 14 | Chiyoshoma Kokonoe stable |
He names speed as his best quality. Keep watching after the belt grip too. |
| East Maegashira 15 | Asasuiryu Takasago stable |
I remembered him as a pusher, then found force-outs accounting for 45% of his wins. |
| West Maegashira 15 | Tokihayate Tokitsukaze stable |
Ten wins in juryo, then makuuchi: I want to watch for both forward driving and overarm throws. |
| East Maegashira 16 | Wakanosho Minatogawa stable |
Thrust-outs at 40%, push-outs at 28%: September began with an announced withdrawal. |
| West Maegashira 16 | Toshinofuji Isegahama stable |
An NBA-loving newcomer to makuuchi, with 30 wins across three juryo tournaments. |
| East Maegashira 17 | Shonannoumi Takadagawa stable |
Eleven wins at Juryo 6 brought him back to makuuchi. Where can a wrestler standing 193 cm reach? |
The Japanese edition was updated on 11 September 2026 and matched the 42 makuuchi and 28 juryo wrestlers against the Japan Sumo Association’s banzuke. Absent wrestlers remain on the banzuke. The technique percentages in the profiles are the Association’s breakdown of winning finishes over the preceding six tournaments at the time of the source check.