Waldo Cortes Acosta

Dominican Republic · Pro record 17-4-0 · Orthodox · 193 cm · reach 198 cm

Waldo Cortes Acosta is 11-4 in the UFC, with 6 wins by KO/TKO, 0 by submission and 5 by decision. Losses: 0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 4 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 4.9
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 3.5
Takedowns / 15 min: 0.5
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.61

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Waldo Cortes Acosta's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2026-09-12	Curtis Blaydes	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
2026-05-10	Alexander Volkov	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-01-25	Derrick Lewis	Win by KO/TKO, R2 3:14	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2025-11-22	Shamil Gaziev	Win by KO/TKO, R1 1:22	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-01	Ante Delija	Win by KO/TKO, R1 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
2025-08-23	Sergei Pavlovich	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2025-06-08	Serghei Spivac	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2025-03-15	Ryan Spann	Win by KO/TKO, R2 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2024-05-11	Robelis Despaigne	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-01-14	Andrei Arlovski	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2023-08-26	Lukasz Brzeski	Win by KO/TKO, R1 3:01	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-04-29	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
2022-11-19	Chase Sherman	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-10-29	Jared Vanderaa	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-08-03	Danilo Suzart	Win by KO/TKO, R1 3:40	Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.