Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta prediction

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · Sunday, 10 May 2026 · Heavyweight

Alexander Volkov

Russia · 41-11-0UFC wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB, 8 DEC

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Dominican Republic · 17-4-0UFC wins: 6 KO, 0 SUB, 5 DEC

Result: Alexander Volkov by U Dec, R3 5:00.

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Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Alexander Volkov	Tale of the tape	Waldo Cortes Acosta
41-11-0	Record	17-4-0
Russia	Nationality	Dominican Republic
20	UFC fights	15
37	Age	34
201 cm	Height	193 cm
203 cm	Reach	198 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
6 / 1 / 8	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	6 / 0 / 5
1 / 1 / 3	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 4
5.0	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.9
3.1	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.5
0.6	Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.5
0.23	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.61

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Alexander Volkov: last UFC fights

2025-10-25vs Jailton Almeida R3 5:00W DEC
2024-12-08vs Ciryl Gane R3 5:00L DEC
2024-06-22vs Sergei Pavlovich R3 5:00W DEC
2023-09-10vs Tai Tuivasa R2 4:37W SUB
2023-03-11vs Alexandr Romanov R1 2:16W KO/TKO

Won 4 (80%)Lost 1 (20%)

Waldo Cortes Acosta: last UFC fights

2026-01-25vs Derrick Lewis R2 3:14W KO/TKO
2025-11-22vs Shamil Gaziev R1 1:22W KO/TKO
2025-11-01vs Ante Delija R1 3:59W KO/TKO
2025-08-23vs Sergei Pavlovich R3 5:00L DEC
2025-06-08vs Serghei Spivac R3 5:00W DEC

Won 4 (80%)Lost 1 (20%)

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