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Waldo Cortes Acosta

Dominican Republic/Orthodox/14 UFC Fights

Waldo Cortes Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

17-2-0193 cm118 kg198 cm reachBorn Oct 2, 1991

Tier2“Established”

Relentless Untouchable

Percentiles against their weight band in the ranked pool — every fighter with 3+ UFC bouts and a portrait on file. Weight moves these numbers, so heavyweights are ranked among heavyweights and women among women.

PowerVolumeAccuracyStriking DefenceTakedownsControlSubmissionsGrappling Defence
Power771.5 weighted KD+KO
Volume834.87 strikes / min
Accuracy4447.3 % landed
Striking Defence9254.5 evaded + durability
Takedowns140.55 TD / 15min
Control169.6 % on top
Submissions90.28 weighted subs
Grappling Defence7276.5 TD + sub + control %
Experience81161 weighted min
17-2-0 career14 UFC fights10 UFC wins5 by KO/TKO0 by submission50% finish rate335 strikes / hour

Fight History

14 Total
Sep
2026
Waldo Cortes AcostaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSCurtis BlaydesR3 · 5:00
Curtis Blaydes
May
2026
Waldo Cortes AcostaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSAlexander VolkovR3 · 5:00
Alexander Volkov
Jan
2026
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSDerrick LewisR2 · 3:14Punches to Head On Ground
Derrick Lewis
Nov
2025
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSShamil GazievR1 · 1:22Punches to Head At Distance
Shamil Gaziev
Nov
2025
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSAnte DelijaR1 · 3:59Punches to Head At Distance
Ante Delija
Aug
2025
Waldo Cortes AcostaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSSergei PavlovichR3 · 5:00
Sergei Pavlovich
Jun
2025
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSSerghei SpivacR3 · 5:00
Serghei Spivac
Mar
2025
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSRyan SpannR2 · 4:48Punches to Head From Guard
Ryan Spann
May
2024
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSRobelis DespaigneR3 · 5:00
Robelis Despaigne
Jan
2024
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSAndrei ArlovskiR3 · 5:00
Andrei Arlovski
Aug
2023
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSLukasz BrzeskiR1 · 3:01Punches to Head At Distance
Lukasz Brzeski
Apr
2023
Waldo Cortes AcostaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSMarcos Rogerio de LimaR3 · 5:00
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Nov
2022
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSChase ShermanR3 · 5:00
Chase Sherman
Oct
2022
Waldo Cortes AcostaWon by decision
Heavyweight BoutWaldo Cortes AcostaVSJared VanderaaR3 · 5:00
Jared Vanderaa