[5] Ishiura is of unusually small stature for a sumo wrestler: when he made his makuuchi debut at 116 kg (256 lb) he was officially 18 kg (40 lb) lighter than any other competitor in the division, although he outweighs Terutsuyoshi and his stablemate Enho who have made the top division subsequently.

[6][7]) He has also been known for his contributions on social media, posting video clips on Twitter of his fellow wrestlers playing arcade games[citation needed] and competing in sprint races.

However, on day 12 Ishiura suffered his second loss to Ikioi and then continued to lose for the rest of the tournament finishing off with a 10–5 record which was enough to win him his first special prize, for Fighting Spirit.

This was the first tournament that he and his stablemates Hakuhō and Enhō were all fit and in makuuchi together, allowing them all to take part in the yokozuna dohyo-iri ceremony.

In training at his stable before the January 2020 tournament he came to blows with a junior ranked wrestler, Hokahō, after a series of heated bouts and the pair had to be separated by Hakuhō.

[10] The incident was reported to the Sumo Association by Miyagino Oyakata, and Ishiura was docked 20 percent of one month's salary.

He was forced to sit out the January 2021 tournament after his stablemate Hakuhō tested positive for COVID-19,[13] and sat out in September 2021 because of another COVID-19 outbreak.

[19] Ishiura's retirement ceremony was held on 1 June 2024 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, with about 300 people taking part in the cutting of his topknot.

Miyagino (the 69th yokozuna Hakuhō), who recruited Ishiura into the sumo world, made the second-to-last cut.

In November 2019, Ishiura won a victory in the Fukuoka Tournament ('Basho') over Nishikigi on Day Eight using what is likely the rarest winning technique in sumo: the mitokorozeme (三所攻め) or 'three places attack' is a kimarite that had not been seen in the top division since Mainoumi used it in 1993.

[24] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi