This ranking is produced using the Glicko2 rating system, which evaluates wrestlers based on their match outcomes and the ratings of their opponents. It uses only one-on-one matches from CageMatch, and doesn't take into account any multi-person matches (tag teams, battle royales, triple-threats, etc).
The rating is "seeded" using data from the previous year to provide a starting point for the Glicko2 calculations, so rather than being a single-year snapshot, it's more of a rolling two-year ranking with emphasis on the more recent year.
The "RD" column indicates the rating deviation, which reflects the uncertainty in a wrestler's rating. A lower RD means more confidence in the accuracy of the rating. Wrestlers with fewer matches will typically have a higher RD.
Data is sourced from Cagematch. Only wrestlers with 8 or more singles matches during the rating year are included in the output.
| Rank | Name | Promotion | Rating | RD | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manami Toyota | AJW | 2103 | 80 | 31-1-1 |
| 2 | Yumiko Hotta | AJW | 2072 | 72 | 39-4-1 |
| 3 | Aja Kong | AJW | 2044 | 77 | 28-4 |
| 4 | Kyoko Inoue | AJW | 2039 | 72 | 29-5 |
| 5 | Chigusa Nagayo | GAEA | 2020 | 182 | 9-1 |
| 6 | Mayumi Ozaki | JWP | 1961 | 117 | 17-3 |
| 7 | Reggie Bennett | AJW | 1892 | 73 | 21-5-1 |
| 8 | Megumi Kudo | FMW | 1883 | 101 | 23-2 |
| 9 | Luna Vachon | United States Wrestling Association | 1878 | 125 | 7-4 |
| 10 | Combat Toyoda | FMW | 1864 | 96 | 19-4-1 |
| 11 | Takako Inoue | AJW | 1816 | 61 | 32-11 |
| 12 | Karula | LLPW-X | 1754 | 100 | 7-2 |
| 13 | Miss Texas | United States Wrestling Association | 1748 | 97 | 16-14 |
| 14 | Bison Kimura | JD Star Women's Pro Wrestling | 1740 | 95 | 6-4-1 |
| 15 | Samantha | United States Wrestling Association | 1731 | 139 | 8-6 |
| 16 | Rumi Kazama | LLPW-X | 1723 | 108 | 6-3 |
| 17 | Toshiyo Yamada | AJW | 1718 | 54 | 32-24-1 |
| 18 | KAORU | GAEA | 1715 | 173 | 7-2 |
| 19 | Mima Shimoda | AJW | 1700 | 54 | 28-18-1 |
| 20 | Akira Hokuto | WCW | 1698 | 122 | 6-3-2 |
| 21 | Lioness Asuka | JD Star Women's Pro Wrestling | 1690 | 169 | 4-3-1 |
| 22 | Candy Okutsu | JWP | 1685 | 143 | 5-2-2 |
| 23 | Etsuko Mita | AJW | 1658 | 55 | 24-27 |
| 24 | Hiromi Yagi | JWP | 1621 | 115 | 8-7 |
| 25 | Kaoru Ito | AJW | 1609 | 55 | 21-22-1 |
| 26 | Tomoko Kuzumi | JWP | 1602 | 110 | 10-10 |
| 27 | Bolshoi Kid | JWP | 1599 | 154 | 6-4 |
| 28 | Madusa | WCW | 1596 | 74 | 12-4-2 |
| 29 | Mariko Yoshida | AJW | 1563 | 47 | 31-37 |
| 30 | Bomber Hikari | GAEA | 1548 | 104 | 8-6 |
| 31 | Chikayo Nagashima | GAEA | 1543 | 101 | 5-2-1 |
| 32 | Debbie Combs | Freelancer (USA) | 1534 | 97 | 7-8 |
| 33 | Saya Endo | AJW | 1514 | 44 | 41-29-1 |
| 34 | Tomoko Watanabe | AJW | 1513 | 57 | 18-27 |
| 35 | Misae Genki | AJW | 1506 | 41 | 62-37-1 |
| 36 | Bad Nurse Nakamura | FMW | 1503 | 92 | 7-9 |
| 37 | Yoshiko Tamura | AJW | 1503 | 40 | 67-41-5 |
| 38 | Sakie Hasegawa | AJW | 1499 | 72 | 10-13-1 |
| 39 | Malia Hosaka | Freelancer (USA) | 1498 | 104 | 6-8 |
| 40 | Saburo | JWP | 1493 | 181 | 3-3-2 |
| 41 | Meiko Satomura | GAEA | 1481 | 89 | 9-6 |
| 42 | Toshie Uematsu | GAEA | 1479 | 93 | 6-5-2 |
| 43 | Sonoko Kato | GAEA | 1470 | 88 | 8-9-1 |
| 44 | Yuka Shiina | AJW | 1450 | 42 | 40-35-3 |
| 45 | Mizuki Endo | LLPW-X | 1442 | 91 | 6-6 |
| 46 | Esther Moreno | JD Star Women's Pro Wrestling | 1428 | 169 | 6-4 |
| 47 | Chaparita ASARI | AJW | 1416 | 57 | 17-33 |
| 48 | Tomoko Miyaguchi | JWP | 1409 | 121 | 5-8 |
| 49 | Kumiko Maekawa | AJW | 1408 | 55 | 16-31 |
| 50 | Rieko Amano | JWP | 1402 | 105 | 8-12 |
| 51 | Tanny Mouse | AJW | 1388 | 47 | 25-37 |
| 52 | Michiko Omukai | LLPW-X | 1381 | 94 | 4-6-2 |
| 53 | Rie Tamada | AJW | 1368 | 59 | 13-22-1 |
| 54 | Carol Midori | LLPW-X | 1331 | 115 | 2-5-1 |
| 55 | Kaori Nakayama | FMW | 1299 | 94 | 6-6 |
| 56 | Nanae Takahashi | AJW | 1287 | 58 | 19-24-7 |
| 57 | Toshie Sato | GAEA | 1286 | 110 | 4-6 |
| 58 | Sayuri Okino | LLPW-X | 1284 | 127 | 5-8 |
| 59 | Kanako Motoya | JWP | 1282 | 137 | 2-7-3 |
| 60 | Fusayo Nochi | JWP | 1278 | 113 | 4-9-2 |
| 61 | Momoe Nakanishi | AJW | 1265 | 62 | 20-25-6 |
| 62 | Maiko Matsumoto | GAEA | 1224 | 135 | 4-6 |
| 63 | Kiyoko Ichiki | International Wrestling Association Japan | 1222 | 72 | 33-3 |
| 64 | Yukari Ishikura | FMW | 1214 | 99 | 2-6 |
| 65 | Miwa Sato | FMW | 1213 | 95 | 5-21 |
| 66 | Makie Numao | GAEA | 1198 | 115 | 4-9 |
| 67 | Mari Mogami | AJW | 1197 | 73 | 8-18-1 |
| 68 | Chihiro Nakano | GAEA | 1196 | 90 | 6-8 |
| 69 | Yuki Miyazaki | JWP | 1169 | 139 | 1-7-3 |
| 70 | Bloody Phoenix | JD Star Women's Pro Wrestling | 1160 | 81 | 3-6 |
| 71 | Yumi Fukawa | AJW | 1155 | 49 | 15-73-11 |
| 72 | Miho Wakizawa | AJW | 1143 | 67 | 19-26-1 |
| 73 | Chikako Shiratori | JD Star Women's Pro Wrestling | 1121 | 148 | 1-7-1 |
| 74 | Emi Motokawa | International Wrestling Association Japan | 1036 | 120 | 30-36 |
| 75 | Keiko Aono | LLPW-X | 1027 | 107 | 5-11 |
| 76 | Aki Kambayashi | FMW | 995 | 113 | 11-25 |
| 77 | Rina Ishii | GAEA | 869 | 158 | 0-9 |
| 78 | Kayo Noumi | AJW | 834 | 91 | 1-24 |
| 79 | Yachiyo Kawamoto | AJW | 834 | 118 | 1-22-1 |
| 80 | Miyuki Fujii | AJW | 825 | 123 | 0-14 |
| 81 | Miho Watabe | LLPW-X | 767 | 168 | 0-8 |
| 82 | Yoko Ikeda | FMW | -153 | 235 | 0-14 |
| 83 | Yukiko Monden | International Wrestling Association Japan | -3020 | 380 | 0-27 |