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 | Yumiko Hotta | AJW | 2131 | 68 | 28-3-4 |
| 2 | Manami Toyota | AJW | 2115 | 71 | 26-3-1 |
| 3 | Lioness Asuka | GAEA | 2111 | 110 | 13-1-1 |
| 4 | Zap I | AJW | 2055 | 66 | 36-3-5 |
| 5 | Chigusa Nagayo | GAEA | 2038 | 108 | 11-4 |
| 6 | Aja Kong | Arsion | 2031 | 82 | 26-2-2 |
| 7 | Kyoko Inoue | NEO Women's Pro Wrestling | 2029 | 82 | 11-3-2 |
| 8 | Takako Inoue | AJW | 1933 | 59 | 33-8-3 |
| 9 | KAORU | GAEA | 1915 | 98 | 10-3-1 |
| 10 | Toshiyo Yamada | GAEA | 1857 | 102 | 6-3 |
| 11 | Devil Masami | JWP | 1846 | 91 | 16-4 |
| 12 | Zap T | AJW | 1843 | 66 | 15-6-4 |
| 13 | Reggie Bennett | Arsion | 1824 | 97 | 8-1-3 |
| 14 | Kumiko Maekawa | AJW | 1817 | 55 | 24-12-6 |
| 15 | Mayumi Ozaki | GAEA | 1801 | 116 | 6-1-1 |
| 16 | Mariko Yoshida | Arsion | 1795 | 78 | 30-6-7 |
| 17 | Hiromi Yagi | Arsion | 1750 | 111 | 10-5-2 |
| 18 | Chaparita ASARI | Arsion | 1749 | 68 | 26-6-2 |
| 19 | Mona | WCW | 1746 | 115 | 11-2 |
| 20 | Meiko Satomura | GAEA | 1737 | 82 | 12-4 |
| 21 | Azumi Hyuga | JWP | 1715 | 71 | 21-4 |
| 22 | Ivory | WWF | 1713 | 82 | 25-9-1 |
| 23 | Candy Okutsu | Arsion | 1706 | 88 | 11-6 |
| 24 | Malia Hosaka | Championship Wrestling | 1678 | 100 | 11-2 |
| 25 | Luna | WWF | 1678 | 101 | 8-5 |
| 26 | Michiko Omukai | Arsion | 1675 | 66 | 25-8-4 |
| 27 | Chikayo Nagashima | GAEA | 1673 | 83 | 11-8 |
| 28 | Mikiko Futagami | Arsion | 1660 | 59 | 36-13-11 |
| 29 | Ran YuYu | JWP | 1646 | 74 | 9-7 |
| 30 | Ayako Hamada | Arsion | 1641 | 74 | 17-8-8 |
| 31 | Mary Apache | Arsion | 1640 | 64 | 26-10-4 |
| 32 | Kaori Nakayama | FMW | 1629 | 63 | 34-15-1 |
| 33 | Command Bolshoi | JWP | 1624 | 78 | 10-5 |
| 34 | Carlos Amano | JWP | 1622 | 66 | 16-9 |
| 35 | Sonoko Kato | GAEA | 1615 | 87 | 9-8 |
| 36 | Amanda Storm | CanAm Wrestling | 1610 | 180 | 4-8 |
| 37 | Sugar Sato | GAEA | 1598 | 89 | 6-8 |
| 38 | Tori | WWF | 1573 | 99 | 7-12-1 |
| 39 | Misae Genki | Freelancer (Japan) | 1554 | 73 | 9-5-3 |
| 40 | Toshie Uematsu | GAEA | 1554 | 78 | 12-7 |
| 41 | Yoshiko Tamura | Freelancer (Japan) | 1549 | 71 | 9-5-3 |
| 42 | Nanae Takahashi | AJW | 1543 | 53 | 19-29-6 |
| 43 | Iron Maiden | NWA | 1542 | 161 | 5-3 |
| 44 | Momoe Nakanishi | AJW | 1541 | 51 | 21-38-8 |
| 45 | Little Jeanne | Steel City Wrestling | 1531 | 130 | 6-5 |
| 46 | Chikako Shiratori | Osaka Pro Wrestling | 1509 | 81 | 15-11 |
| 47 | Miho Wakizawa | AJW | 1500 | 54 | 19-30-5 |
| 48 | Buffy | NWA | 1479 | 146 | 5-6 |
| 49 | Sumie Sakai | JD Star Women's Pro Wrestling | 1455 | 115 | 5-4 |
| 50 | RIE | GAEA | 1453 | 90 | 4-9 |
| 51 | Kana Mizaki | JWP | 1445 | 72 | 11-13 |
| 52 | Chihiro Nakano | Big Japan Pro-Wrestling | 1426 | 95 | 4-4 |
| 53 | Rie Tamada | Arsion | 1417 | 59 | 12-33-9 |
| 54 | Brandi Alexander | WCW | 1407 | 124 | 3-12 |
| 55 | Yumi Fukawa | Arsion | 1400 | 66 | 13-24-5 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | WWF | 1381 | 86 | 3-21 |
| 57 | Saya Endo | NEO Women's Pro Wrestling | 1380 | 73 | 6-14-1 |
| 58 | Yuki Lee | JWP | 1378 | 89 | 8-5 |
| 59 | Emi Motokawa | FMW | 1357 | 54 | 3-23-1 |
| 60 | Lexie Fyfe | Steel City Wrestling | 1348 | 158 | 2-6 |
| 61 | Mika Akino | Arsion | 1338 | 76 | 10-15-7 |
| 62 | Kayo Noumi | AJW | 1334 | 47 | 28-43-1 |
| 63 | Tsubasa Kuragaki | JWP | 1289 | 61 | 17-17-1 |
| 64 | Ayako Seki | AJW | 1288 | 126 | 2-4-3 |
| 65 | Kayoko Haruyama | JWP | 1282 | 50 | 11-21-2 |
| 66 | Linda Star | Arsion | 1269 | 99 | 4-18-1 |
| 67 | Tanny Mouse | NEO Women's Pro Wrestling | 1265 | 76 | 7-12 |
| 68 | Precious Lucy | CanAm Wrestling | 1262 | 183 | 7-4 |
| 69 | Miss Mongol | Freelancer (Japan) | 1239 | 116 | 3-5 |
| 70 | Princesa Sugey | Arsion | 1229 | 134 | 3-9 |
| 71 | Sachie Nishibori | AJW | 1178 | 51 | 7-13 |
| 72 | Maya Hashimoto | JWP | 1172 | 51 | 6-19 |
| 73 | Faby Apache | Arsion | 1137 | 83 | 5-17-1 |
| 74 | Ai Fujita | Arsion | 1136 | 119 | 3-20-6 |
| 75 | Emiko Kado | Arsion | 1135 | 130 | 0-11-1 |
| 76 | Miyuki Fujii | AJW | 1129 | 44 | 23-56-2 |
| 77 | Sakura Hirota | GAEA | 1105 | 77 | 0-31-1 |
| 78 | Acute Sae | JWP | 1067 | 52 | 5-29-1 |
| 79 | Yoshimi Shioya | AJW | 1058 | 114 | 2-12-1 |
| 80 | Lady Apache | CMLL | 1021 | 286 | 5-3 |
| 81 | Zap Isozaki | AJW | 989 | 53 | 5-28 |
| 82 | La Galactica 2000 | Arsion | 979 | 94 | 6-37 |
| 83 | Obacchi Iizuka | Osaka Pro Wrestling | 965 | 153 | 1-7 |
| 84 | Yuka Nakamura | Freelancer (Japan) | 948 | 89 | 2-21-1 |