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Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
Dominican Republic
Ranked #8 · HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
17-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 78"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- UKF Gym
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1890
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Acosta puts people to sleep. His wins by the numbers: 10 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 8 by decision, for a 58% finish rate. Knockouts are his most common way to win.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Johnny Walker (23-10-0) by KO/TKO in round 3. Before that, he dropped a unanimous decision to Curtis Blaydes (20-6-0), and a unanimous decision to Alexander Volkov (40-11-0).
- Style
- Orthodox stance, 6'4" with a 78" reach. He is a volume striker, landing 5.03 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy, and absorbs 3.44. Defense is 55%. Takedown defense is 70%, and he rarely shoots, at 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 10 KO/TKO (53%)
- 1 Submission (5%)
- 8 Decision (42%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 58%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 4 days ago
19 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 128-44
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1828
- Lossvs Johnny Walker23-10-0 · Power Index 1746KO/TKO · R3 · 2:27Nov 7, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker
- Lossvs Curtis Blaydes20-6-0 · Power Index 1880Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 12, 2026 · Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado
Fight stats
Stat Waldo Cortes Acosta Curtis Blaydes Sig. strikes 28/95 24/74 Takedowns 0/0 4/10 Control time 0:00 3:38 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 9 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 8 - Lossvs Alexander Volkov41-11-0 · Power Index 1922Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland
Fight stats
Stat Waldo Cortes Acosta Alexander Volkov Sig. strikes 54/130 88/143 Takedowns 0/1 0/1 Control time 0:01 0:03 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 33 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 34 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 21 - Winvs Derrick Lewis29-14-0 · Power Index 1802KO/TKO · R2 · 3:14Jan 24, 2026 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett
Fight stats
Stat Waldo Cortes Acosta Derrick Lewis Sig. strikes 44/62 8/43 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 0:28 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 32 4 - Winvs Shamil Gaziev15-3-0 · Power Index 1790KO/TKO · R1 · 1:22Nov 22, 2025 · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker
Fight stats
Stat Waldo Cortes Acosta Shamil Gaziev Sig. strikes 10/21 6/15 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:08 0:00 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 6
Career Stats
Based on 16 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.03
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.44
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.36
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 70%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10