The following are the events in professional sumo during 2025.
Tournaments
January
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January – 26 January 2025 Hatsu basho results – Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 2 - 3 - 0 ø TerunofujiY ø 5 - 10 - 0 KotozakuraO1 Hōshōryū* 12 - 3 - 0 ø O2 Ōnosato 10 - 5 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Wakamotoharu S Daieishō 11 - 4 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 AbiK Wakatakakage 7 - 8 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Takanoshō M1 Kirishima 11 - 4 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 TobizaruM2 Atamifuji 5 - 10 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 GōnoyamaM3 Ōhō 12 - 3 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Shōdai M4 Ura 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Hiradoumi M5 Chiyoshōma 9 - 6 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 TakayasuM6 Ichiyamamoto 8 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 EndōM7 Mitakeumi 2 - 13 - 0 0 - 3 - 12 ø RōgaM8 Takarafuji 5 - 10 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 Churanoumi M9 Ōshōma 8 - 7 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 TamawashiM10 Meisei 6 - 9 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Midorifuji M11 Takerufuji 10 - 5 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 NishikigiM12 Ōnokatsu 7 - 8 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 ShōnannoumiM13 Kotoshōhō 5 - 10 - 0 0 - 0 - 15 ø HokutofujiM14 Kinbōzan 12 - 3 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 HakuōhōM15 ø Kitanowaka 4 - 5 - 6 6 - 9 - 0 TamashōhōM16 Kagayaki 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 NishikifujiM17 Tokihayate 7 - 8 - 0 ø – Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner* Won 3-way Playoff
Playoff (Two consecutive victories required to win the Playoff and the yūshō) Match 1: Hōshōryū defeated Kinbōzan Match 2: Hōshōryū defeated Ōhō March
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 9 March – 23 March 2025 Haru basho results – Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 5 - 5 - 5 ø HōshōryūY ø 12 - 3 - 0 Ōnosato*O Kotozakura 8 - 7 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 Daieishō S Ōhō 6 - 9 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 KirishimaK Abi 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 WakatakakageM1 Wakamotoharu 9 - 6 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Gōnoyama M2 Chiyoshōma 6 - 9 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 TobizaruM3 Takanoshō 3 - 12 - 0 12 - 3 - 0 Takayasu M4 Ichiyamamoto 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 UraM5 Kinbōzan 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 Hiradoumi M6 Takerufuji 9 - 6 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Shōdai M7 Tamawashi 10 - 5 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 AtamifujiM8 Ōshōma 9 - 6 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 HakuōhōM9 Endō 7 - 8 - 0 3 - 12 - 0 NishikigiM10 Shōnannoumi 4 - 11 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 MidorifujiM11 Meisei 9 - 6 - 0 3 - 12 - 0 TakarafujiM12 Ōnokatsu 10 - 5 - 0 0 - 2 - 13 ø NishikifujiM13 Shishi 9 - 6 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 RyūdenM14 Churanoumi 11 - 4 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 AonishikiM15 Sadanoumi 8 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 AsakōryūM16 Kotoshōhō 8 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 MitakeumiM17 Shirokuma 5 - 10 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 TokihayateM18 ø ø – Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner * Won Playoff
May
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 May – 25 May 2025 Natsu basho results – Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 12 - 3 - 0 HōshōryūY ø 14 - 1 - 0 ŌnosatoO Kotozakura 8 - 7 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 Daieishō S Kirishima 11 - 4 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 TakayasuK Wakatakakage 12 - 3 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 WakamotoharuM1 Ōhō 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Abi M2 Gōnoyama 4 - 11 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 TamawashiM3 Hiradoumi 6 - 9 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Takerufuji M4 Ichiyamamoto 5 - 10 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 UraM5 Chiyoshōma 4 - 11 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 ŌshōmaM6 Tobizaru 7 - 8 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 HakuōhōM7 Churanoumi 4 - 11 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 ŌnokatsuM8 Kinbōzan 10 - 5 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 AonishikiM9 Midorifuji 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 MeiseiM10 Shōdai 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 EndōM11 Shishi 4 - 11 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 AtamifujiM12 Takanoshō 8 - 7 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 TokihayateM13 Sadanoumi 10 - 5 - 0 6 - 4 - 5 KotoshōhōM14 Rōga 9 - 6 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 RyūdenM15 Shōnannoumi 5 - 10 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 KayōM16 Nishikigi 6 - 9 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 TamashōhōM17 Asakōryū 10 - 5 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 Tochitaikai M18 ø ø – Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner July Nagoya
Aichi International Arena, Nagoya, 13 July – 27 July 2025 Nagoya basho results – Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 1 - 4 - 10 ø HōshōryūY Ōnosato 11 - 4 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 KotozakuraO ø 0 - 0 - 15 ø Daieishō S1 Kirishima 8 - 7 - 0 ø S2 Wakatakakage 10 - 5 - 0 3 - 12 - 0 ŌshōmaK Takayasu 10 - 5 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 AonishikiM1 Wakamotoharu 6 - 9 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 ŌhōM2 Abi 9 - 6 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Ōnokatsu M3 Kinbōzan 4 - 11 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 Hakuōhō M4 Tamawashi 11 - 4 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 Hiradoumi M5 Meisei 3 - 12 - 0 5 - 8 - 2 ø Takerufuji M6 Gōnoyama 9 - 6 - 0 3 - 10 - 2 ø Tobizaru M7 ø Endō 0 - 0 - 15 4 - 11 - 0 Sadanoumi M8 Ichiyamamoto 9 - 6 - 0 8 - 6 - 1 ø Ura M9 Chiyoshōma 1 - 14 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 AtamifujiM10 Rōga 7 - 8 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 TakanoshōM11 Tokihayate 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 MidorifujiM12 Asakōryū 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 ChuranoumiM13 Shōdai 9 - 6 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 Kusano M14 Fujinokawa 10 - 5 - 0 13 - 2 - 0 KotoshōhōM15 Hidenoumi 2 - 11 - 2 4 - 11 - 0 KayōM16 Mitakeumi 10 - 5 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 KotoeihōM17 Shishi 7 - 8 - 0 ø – Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner
September
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 September – 28 September 2025 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 13 - 2 - 0 Ōnosato*Y Hōshōryū 13 - 2 - 0 9 - 5 - 1 ø KotozakuraO ø 6 - 9 - 0 Wakatakakage S Kirishima 6 - 9 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 TakayasuK Aonishiki 11 - 4 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Tamawashi M1 Abi 3 - 12 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 Hakuōhō M2 Ōhō 10 - 5 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 Atamifuji M3 Gōnoyama 1 - 14 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 Hiradoumi M4 Wakamotoharu 9 - 6 - 0 3 - 12 - 0 KotoshōhōM5 Ichiyamamoto 4 - 11 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Ōnokatsu M6 Kusano 8 - 7 - 0 12 - 3 - 0 TakanoshōM7 Ōshōma 9 - 6 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 UraM8 Kinbōzan 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 MidorifujiM9 Fujinokawa 6 - 9 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 DaieishōM10 Churanoumi 9 - 6 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 ShōdaiM11 Rōga 7 - 8 - 0 0 - 0 - 15 ø TakerufujiM12 Mitakeumi 7 - 8 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 MeiseiM13 Tokihayate 7 - 8 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Sadanoumi M14 Asakōryū 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 TobizaruM15 Shōnannoumi 7 - 8 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 TomokazeM16 Nishikigi 2 - 13 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 Ryūden M17 Hitoshi 7 - 8 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 ShishiM18 ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner * Won Playoff
October London exhibition
Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 October – 19 October 2025 London exhibition results - Makuuchi Division (results have no bearing on future rankings)EastRankWest 4 - 1 - 0 ŌnosatoY Hōshōryū 5 - 0 - 0 ø KotozakuraO ø 2 - 3 - 0 Wakatakakage S Kirishima 3 - 2 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 TakayasuK Aonishiki 4 - 1 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 TamawashiM1 Abi 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 Hakuōhō M2 Ōhō 2 - 3 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 Atamifuji M3 Gōnoyama 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 Hiradoumi M4 Wakamotoharu 4 - 1 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 KotoshōhōM5 Ichiyamamoto 0 - 5 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 ŌnokatsuM6 ø Kusano 2 - 3 - 0 TakanoshōM7 Ōshōma 3 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 UraM8 Kinbōzan 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 MidorifujiM9 Fujinokawa 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 DaieishōM10 Churanoumi 2 - 3 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 ShōdaiM11 Rōga 3 - 2 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 TakerufujiM12 Mitakeumi 4 - 1 - 0 ø MeiseiM13 Tokihayate 1 - 4 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 SadanoumiM14 Asakōryū 2 - 3 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 TobizaruM15 Shōnannoumi 2 - 3 - 0 ø TomokazeM16 Nishikigi 1 - 4 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 Ryūden M17 Hitoshi 3 - 2 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 ShishiM18 ø 1 - 4 - 0 KotoeihōJ Ōshōumi 1 - 4 - 0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner
November Kyushu
Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 9 November – 23 November 2025 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 11 - 4 - 0 ŌnosatoY Hōshōryū 12 - 3 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 KotozakuraO ø 12 - 3 - 0 Aonishiki* S Ōhō 7 - 8 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 TakanoshōK Takayasu 8 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 Hakuōhō M1 Wakatakakage 7 - 8 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 KirishimaM2 Wakamotoharu 8 - 7 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 Hiradoumi M3 Ura 8 - 7 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Tamawashi M4 Ōshōma 4 - 11 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 YoshinofujiM5 Shōdai 4 - 11 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 Atamifuji M6 Ōnokatsu 7 - 8 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 ChuranoumiM7 Abi 5 - 10 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 Ichiyamamoto M8 Kinbōzan 7 - 8 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 MidorifujiM9 Tobizaru 6 - 9 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 DaieishōM10 Kotoshōhō 7 - 8 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 ShishiM11 Rōga 8 - 7 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 FujinokawaM12 Tomokaze 7 - 8 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 GōnoyamaM13 Mitakeumi 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Ryūden M14 Tokihayate 9 - 6 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 NishikifujiM15 Shōnannoumi 3 - 12 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 ŌshōumiM16 Sadanoumi 4 - 11 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 ChiyoshōmaM17 Asakōryū 8 - 7 - 0 1 - 5 - 9 MeiseiM18 ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner * Won Playoff
News January 11: The Japan Sumo Association announces that 2,955 envelopes of prize money (called ) will be distributed to winning wrestlers at the upcoming January grand sumo tournament, setting an all-time record. On the first day of the tournament–244 prize money envelopes are distributed, establishing a single-day record. Among the sponsor banners paraded during the tournament are those promoting the future Major League Baseball Tokyo Series games, featuring photos of Shohei Ohtani and other Japanese baseball players. 12: competitors Rōga and Hokutofuji withdraw at the start of the January tournament. Roga suffered a torn thigh muscle a week earlier and is reported to be considering entry into the tournament while it is in progress, while Hokutofuji has spine and knee issues that are expected to take until the end of the month to heal. 16: Terunofuji withdraws on the fifth day of the January tournament after suffering a first-day loss to Wakatakakage and conceding a gold star victory to Tobizaru on Day 4. It is his 13th absence in 21 tournaments at sumo's highest rank. Later, it is rumored that Terunofuji has decided to retire. 17: The Sumo Association officially announces Terunofuji's retirement. His retirement would leave the sumo rankings without a for the first time since the March 1993 tournament. He will remain with the Sumo Association coaching at Isegahama stable under the ring name of Terunofuji, which his status as a former allows him to do. 18: Rōga withdraws for a second time after re-entering the January tournament on Day 5 and suffering two consecutive losses. 19: The Sumo Association announces that it will hold a sumo exhibition in the Accor Arena of Paris in June 2026, following the announcement of a 2025 London tour. The Sumo Association will be returning to Paris for the third time in its history.On Day 8 of the January tournament, Kitanowaka loses his match after getting his right foot trapped on the straw bales when he retreated from an attack by Takerufuji. Kitanowaka is removed from the in a wheelchair and is subsequently diagnosed with a broken ankle, forcing his withdrawal. 26: Hōshōryū, the nephew of the 68th Asashōryū, stages a late comeback on the final day of the January 2025 tournament to win his second Emperor's Cup and, as a result, is set to become the sport's 74th . Hōshōryū entered Day 15 tied with Ōhō and one win behind and tournament leader Kinbōzan. Hōshōryū first needed help from Ōhō, who defeated Kinbōzan in their regularly scheduled final day contest, to remain in contention. With a playoff between Kinbōzan and Ōhō assured, Hōshōryū joined the playoff by defeating struggling Kotozakura. In the three-way playoff, a wrestler needs to win two consecutive matches to claim victory. Kinbōzan and Hōshōryū drew first, and Hōshōryū powered himself to victory by force-out. In the second match Ōhō denied Hōshōryū his favorite grip from the outset and after a stalemate, Hōshōryū sent Ōhō down to the to clinch the tournament win. Hōshōryū's victory ensures that the lack of a following the retirement of Terunofuji will be brief, as the Yokozuna Deliberation Council will meet on 27 January and is expected to formally recommend Hōshōryū's promotion. Two days after the meeting, the full board of the Sumo Association is expected to give their final approval. The two runner-ups in the top division receive their first special prizes for their efforts, with Kinbōzan receiving the (Fighting Spirit prize) and Ōhō receiving the (Technique prize). A second Fighting Spirit prize is given to former Kirishima, who remained in contention for the championship until he was defeated on Day 14. Meanwhile Kotozakura, the other candidate, suffers a losing record and will need to win eight matches at the next tournament in March to hold on to his rank.Ukrainian Shishi (13–2) takes his first career championship in professional sumo, winning the division and likely securing a return promotion to the top division. 27: In a unanimous decision, the Yokozuna Deliberation Council recommends Hōshōryū's promotion to .