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Waldo Cortes Acosta · MMAStats

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Waldo Cortes Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

17-3-0

Physicals

StanceOrthodox

Height193 cm

Reach198 cm

Date of birth1991-10-03

Career Stats

Sig. strikes landed / min5.34

Sig. strike accuracy48%

Takedowns / 15 min0.4

Takedown accuracy50%

Submissions / 15 min0.1

Fight History

UFC Fight NightSep 12, 2026 · Heavyweight

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

CBCurtis Blaydes

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

AVAlexander VolkovWinner

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. PimblettJan 24, 2026 · Heavyweight

KO/TKO · R2 · 3:14

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

DLDerrick Lewis

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerNov 22, 2025 · Heavyweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 1:22

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

SGShamil Gaziev

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. OnamaNov 1, 2025 · Heavyweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 3:59

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangAug 23, 2025 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

SPSergei PavlovichWinner

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Jun 7, 2025 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

SSSerghei Spivac

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2Mar 15, 2025 · Heavyweight

KO/TKO · R2 · 4:48

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoMay 11, 2024 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

RDRobelis Despaigne

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Jan 13, 2024 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

AAAndrei Arlovski

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean ZombieAug 26, 2023 · Heavyweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 3:01

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

LBLukasz Brzeski

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. SimonApr 29, 2023 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

MRMarcos Rogerio de LimaWinner

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaNov 19, 2022 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

CSChase Sherman

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. AllenOct 29, 2022 · Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

WCWaldo Cortes AcostaWinner

JVJared Vanderaa

Fighters

Event

KD

Strikes

TD

Sub Att

Class

Method

Rd

Time

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

CBCurtis Blaydes

UFC Fight Night

Sep 12, 2026

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Heavyweight

—

—

—

AVAlexander Volkov

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

May 9, 2026

0

0

88

54

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

DLDerrick Lewis

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Jan 24, 2026

1

0

44

8

1

0

0

0

Heavyweight

KO/TKO

2

3:14

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

SGShamil Gaziev

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

Nov 22, 2025

2

0

10

6

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

KO/TKO

1

1:22

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama

Nov 1, 2025

1

0

12

16

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

KO/TKO

1

3:59

SPSergei Pavlovich

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

Aug 23, 2025

0

0

61

45

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

SSSerghei Spivac

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

Jun 7, 2025

0

0

48

110

2

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

Mar 15, 2025

1

0

66

23

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

KO/TKO

2

4:48

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

RDRobelis Despaigne

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

May 11, 2024

0

0

52

26

3

0

1

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

AAAndrei Arlovski

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Jan 13, 2024

0

0

58

49

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

LBLukasz Brzeski

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

Aug 26, 2023

1

0

15

14

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

KO/TKO

1

3:01

MRMarcos Rogerio de Lima

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon

Apr 29, 2023

0

0

59

82

3

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

CSChase Sherman

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba

Nov 19, 2022

0

0

66

147

1

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

WCWaldo Cortes Acosta

JVJared Vanderaa

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen

Oct 29, 2022

0

0

73

56

0

0

0

0

Heavyweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00