Derrick Lewis vs Waldo Cortes Acosta prediction

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Sunday, 25 January 2026 · Heavyweight

Derrick Lewis

USA · 29-14-0UFC wins: 16 KO, 0 SUB, 4 DEC

Waldo Cortes Acosta

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

Result: Waldo Cortes Acosta by KO/TKO, R2 3:14.

Derrick Lewis vs Waldo Cortes Acosta: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Derrick Lewis	Tale of the tape	Waldo Cortes Acosta
29-14-0	Record	17-4-0
USA	Nationality	Dominican Republic
32	UFC fights	15
40	Age	34
191 cm	Height	193 cm
201 cm	Reach	198 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
16 / 0 / 4	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	6 / 0 / 5
9 / 2 / 1	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 4
2.5	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.9
2.8	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.5
0.6	Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.5
0.57	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.61

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

Derrick Lewis: last UFC fights

2025-07-13vs Tallison Teixeira R1 0:35W KO/TKO
2024-05-11vs Rodrigo Nascimento R3 0:49W KO/TKO
2023-11-05vs Jailton Almeida R5 5:00L DEC
2023-07-30vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima R1 0:33W KO/TKO
2023-02-05vs Serghei Spivac R1 3:05L SUB

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

Waldo Cortes Acosta: last UFC fights

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
2025-03-15vs Ryan Spann R2 4:48W KO/TKO

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

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