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Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
Activeage 34
17-4
81% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2026-01-24 → 2026-01-2467held 5 bouts-37 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2026-01-24
EndedLvs · U-Dec · 2026-05-09 · score → 44
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
10 wins4 losseslast 5: L L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(14) | R2(11) | R3(9) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 19.1 | 30.1 | 27.4 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 15.7 | 17.3 | 19.4 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.11 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.22 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:38 | 0:18 | 0:17 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night2026-09-12L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett2026-01-24W·KO·R2 · 3:14
- UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker2025-11-22W·KO·R1 · 1:22
- UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama2025-11-01W·KO·R1 · 3:59
- UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang2025-08-23L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 22025-06-07W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 22025-03-15W·KO·R2 · 4:48
- UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento2024-05-11W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 22024-01-13W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·KO·R1 · 3:01
- UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon2023-04-29L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba2022-11-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen2022-10-29W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Heavyweight contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta has questioned whether Tom Aspinall deserves to be considered the UFC heavyweight champion, accusing the Englishman of avoiding a rematch with interim title holder Ciryl Gane.
- Sherdog
The UFC has scheduled a heavyweight showdown between top-10 contenders Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Curtis Blaydes for Noche UFC 4 on September 19, though confusion remains about whether the event will also serve as UFC 331.
- MMA Fighting
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