Best Hajime no Ippo characters

Ippo wins 88% of its duels and tops the Hajime no Ippo ranking ahead of Takamura.

The podium reflects the gym's hierarchy, with the protagonist claiming 1504 ELO points over 33 duels. Takamura follows at 1454 points after 31 duels, but a sharp 126-point gap separates him from coach Kamogawa in third place at 1328 points. This gap stands as the widest in the entire ranking, underscoring the distinct tiers of fan attachment even within the gym's core roster. Kimura and Aoki round out the top 5, both hovering around the 1250-point mark despite facing more duels than those above them. The tight clustering here suggests fans appreciate the core gym members almost equally, even if the series leads command stronger loyalty. Takamura's 74% win rate shows he remains a powerful contender, though Ippo's dominance keeps him firmly in second.

The bottom reveals where affection fades: Kizakura languishes at rank 10 with 867 ELO points and a 6% win rate over 31 duels, suggesting minor characters struggle to connect with the community. Akamatsu and Yagi fare only slightly better, each losing more duels than they win. After 626 duels among 31 players across 10 contenders, the ranking was updated on 12 October 2026. Cast your vote to refine the Kamogawa gym pecking order.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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