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Weights

Neither league has weight classes. The 74 wrestlers with a billed weight run from 185 to 465 lbs, a 280 lb spread with a median of 300 lbs. One dot per wrestler below, sized by weight; the 16 blue dots are World Elite Sumo's wrestlers at their billed weights.

200250300350400450300 lbsTodd Porter, 185 lbsMatthew Cox, 200 lbsTimm Lindsey, 200 lbsShingo Yurube, 200 lbsEdobor Konyeha, 202 lbsJames Nottingham, 205 lbsJoshua Wade, 215 lbsSamuel Rodriguez III, 215 lbsDelgersaikhan Uuganbaatar, 220 lbsPaulo Oliveira Junior, 220 lbsTemple Park, 220 lbsWade Johnson, 220 lbsErik Szilagyi, 230 lbsDemid Karachenko, 231 lbsAnton Chuiev, 235 lbsBrennen Moorefield, 240 lbsMostafa Mahmoudi, 243 lbsBrandon Rudzinski, 250 lbsMarc Deschenes, 250 lbsJared Parham, 254 lbsKonner Kane, 255 lbsCornelius Booker, 255 lbsKarol König, 260 lbsSonny Bell, 260 lbsRuperto Cintron, 260 lbsJamal Williams, 260 lbsGiorgi Kvirchishvilli, 265 lbsSiua Tuitupou, 270 lbsCorban Meyer, 275 lbsJoshua Ortiz, 275 lbsJa’Wan Davis, 280 lbsDan Kalbfleisch, 285 lbsAhmed Khalil, 287 lbsVazha Daiauiri, 290 lbsColton Johnstone, 290 lbsJordan Sikes, 300 lbsCaleb Hudson, 300 lbsSaul Vega, 300 lbsBeka Kharabadze, 300 lbsPhillip Hayes, 305 lbsGeorge Silvestre, 305 lbsLarry Velasquez, 310 lbsJabari Webb, 310 lbsAsahisho Kota, 310 lbsCameron Bailey, 315 lbsJonithan Pilgrim, 315 lbsAndrew Roden, 320 lbsRon Porter, 320 lbsJared Tadlock, 325 lbsTomy Chevalier, 325 lbsJim Grammer, 330 lbsTaylor Fordham, 345 lbsMark Jones, 350 lbsJamal Feyziyev, 350 lbsAbdelrahman Shalan, 350 lbsSoslan Gagloev, 350 lbsKofi Miller, 352 lbsGeorge Ferris, 360 lbsFilipo Tovio, 370 lbsBrandon Turk, 380 lbsAllejandro Santana, 381 lbsRui Junior, 381 lbsBadri Khatiskatsi, 400 lbsDrew Brennan, 400 lbsGilberto De La Torre, 400 lbsOleksandr Veresiuk, 407 lbsHidenoumi Takuya, 413 lbsZura Tsikoradze, 420 lbsShijirbayar Chimidregzen, 430 lbsTheodore Mitchell, 440 lbsZach Johnson-Dunlop, 440 lbsDominus Davis-Williams, 450 lbsMakini Manu, 460 lbsJuicy Finau, 465 lbs

Heaviest

  1. JFJuicy Finau WES465 lbs
  2. MMMakini Manu WES460 lbs
  3. Dominus Davis-Williams450 lbs
  4. Theodore Mitchell440 lbs
  5. ZJZach Johnson-Dunlop WES440 lbs

Lightest

  1. Todd Porter185 lbs
  2. SYShingo Yurube200 lbs
  3. Timm Lindsey200 lbs
  4. Matthew Cox200 lbs
  5. Edobor Konyeha202 lbs

Largest possible gap

The biggest possible pairing is Juicy Finau (465 lbs) against Todd Porter (185 lbs), a difference of 280 lbs.

Does the heavier man win?

Less than you would think. In 434 documented bouts between wrestlers with a billed weight, the heavier man won 232, or 53%. A bigger gap barely moves it:

The heavier wrestler's win rate, by the weight gap; the line marks 50%. Each bout counted once. Weights are billed today, not on the day.

Size isn't everything

The biggest weight gaps a lighter man has overcome, one per wrestler:

  1. Edobor Konyeha 202 lbs beat RJRui Junior 381 lbsWES 1: Pro Sumo - New Era, 2026+179 lbs
  2. AKAhmed Khalil 287 lbs beat JFJuicy Finau 465 lbsWES: Pro Sumo - New Era IV, 2026+178 lbs
  3. GKGiorgi Kvirchishvilli 265 lbs beat ZJZach Johnson-Dunlop 440 lbsWES 1: Pro Sumo - New Era, 2026+175 lbs
  4. Jordan Sikes 300 lbs beat Dominus Davis-Williams 450 lbsSCL Austin, 2026+150 lbs
  5. JOJoshua Ortiz 275 lbs beat GTGilberto De La Torre 400 lbsWES: Pro Sumo - New Era IV, 2026+125 lbs