 Ushiomaru was married, and the couple's child, a daughter, was born in January 2018.Ushiomaru preferred "oshi-sumo" or pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the "mawashi".His most common winning "kimarite" were "oshi-dashi" or push out, and "yori-kiri" or force out, which together accounted for nearly half his career victories.