Curtis Blaydes vs Waldo Cortes Acosta prediction

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Heavyweight

Curtis Blaydes

USA · 20-6-0UFC wins: 8 KO, 0 SUB, 7 DEC

Waldo Cortes Acosta

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

Result: Curtis Blaydes by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Curtis Blaydes vs Waldo Cortes Acosta: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Curtis Blaydes	Tale of the tape	Waldo Cortes Acosta
20-6-0	Record	17-4-0
USA	Nationality	Dominican Republic
22	UFC fights	15
35	Age	34
193 cm	Height	193 cm
203 cm	Reach	198 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
8 / 0 / 7	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	6 / 0 / 5
5 / 0 / 1	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 4
4.0	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.9
2.8	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.5
4.8	Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.5
0.16	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.61

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

Curtis Blaydes: last UFC fights

2026-04-12vs Josh Hokit R3 5:00L DEC
2025-06-21vs Rizvan Kuniev R3 5:00W DEC
2024-07-28vs Tom Aspinall R1 1:00L KO/TKO
2024-03-10vs Jailton Almeida R2 0:36W KO/TKO
2023-04-22vs Sergei Pavlovich R1 3:08L KO/TKO

Won 2 (40%)Lost 3 (60%)

Waldo Cortes Acosta: last UFC fights

2026-05-10vs Alexander Volkov R3 5:00L DEC
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

Won 3 (60%)Lost 2 (40%)

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