Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev prediction

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Saturday, 22 November 2025 · Heavyweight · main event

Waldo Cortes Acosta

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

Shamil Gaziev

Bahrain · 15-3-0UFC wins: 3 KO, 1 SUB, 1 DEC

Result: Waldo Cortes Acosta by KO/TKO, R1 1:22.

Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Waldo Cortes Acosta	Tale of the tape	Shamil Gaziev
17-4-0	Record	15-3-0
Dominican Republic	Nationality	Bahrain
15	UFC fights	8
34	Age	35
193 cm	Height	193 cm
198 cm	Reach	199 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
6 / 0 / 5	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	3 / 1 / 1
0 / 0 / 4	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	3 / 0 / 0
4.9	Sig. strikes landed per minute	3.0
3.5	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	4.6
0.5	Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.1
0.61	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.68

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

Waldo Cortes Acosta: last UFC fights

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 3 (75%)Lost 1 (25%)

Shamil Gaziev: last UFC fights

2025-02-01vs Thomas Petersen R1 3:12W KO/TKO
2024-08-03vs Don'Tale Mayes R3 5:00W DEC
2024-03-02vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik R4 5:00L KO/TKO
2023-12-16vs Martin Buday R2 0:56W KO/TKO

Won 3 (75%)Lost 1 (25%)

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