Waldo Cortes Acosta
Heavyweight

Waldo Cortes Acosta

“Salsa Boy”
17-4-0 (W-L-D)
United StatesUnited States#6 HeavyweightUltimate Kombat Fitness

Stats

48%
Striking Accuracy
Sig. Strikes Landed/Min5.03
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/Min3.44
Takedown Avg/15 Min0.36
Submission Avg/15 Min0.09
Striking Defense55%
Takedown Defense70%
Knockdown Avg0.64
Avg Fight Time11:00

Win Methods

KO/TKO9
Submission1
Decision7

Fight History

L
Curtis BlaydesNoche UFC - Silva vs Delgado · 2026-09-12
Decision - UnanimousR3 5:00
L
Alexander VolkovUFC 328 - Chimaev vs Strickland · 2026-05-10
Decision - UnanimousR3 5:00
W
Derrick LewisUFC 324 · 2026-01-25
KO/TKOR2 3:14
W
Shamil GazievUFC Fight Night - Tsarukyan vs Hooker · 2025-11-22
KO/TKOR1 1:22
W
Ante DelijaUFC Fight Night - Garcia vs Onama · 2025-11-01
KO/TKOR1 3:59
L
Sergei PavlovichUFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · 2025-08-23
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Serghei SpivacUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06-07
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Ryan SpannUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · 2025-03-15
KO/TKOR2 4:48
W
Robelis DespaigneUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · 2024-05-11
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Andrei ArlovskiUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Lukasz BrzeskiUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · 2023-08-26
KO/TKOR1 3:01
L
Marcos Rogerio de LimaUFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · 2023-04-29
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Chase ShermanUFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · 2022-11-19
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Jared VanderaaUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · 2022-10-29
U-DECR3 5:00
W
Danilo SuzartDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2022: Week 2 · 2022-08-01
TKO (Punches)R1 3:40
W
Thomas PetersenLFA 129 - Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta · 2022-04-14
TKO (Punches)R3 4:53
W
Derrick WeaverLFA 124 - Formiga vs. Bunes · 2022-02-11
TKO (Punches)R2 0:22
W
Muhammed DeReeseBellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh · 2021-11-12
Decision (Unanimous)R3 5:00
W
Jordan PowellRUF MMA 43 - Road to One: The Quarterfinals · 2021-08-28
Decision (Unanimous)R3 5:00
W
Edison LopesRUF MMA 42 - Road to One: Summer Showdown · 2021-07-30
Submission (Kimura)R1 3:12
W
Odell PantinIron Boy Promotions - Iron Boy MMA 11 · 2018-05-18
KO (Punch)R2 1:23
W
Jonathan RobertsonWFF - World Fighting Federation 28 · 2016-05-13
TKO (Retirement)R1 3:00
W
Jonathan BradberryUMMAF - National Championships: Finals · 2016-04-02
TKO (Punches)R1 1:22
L
Dustin ClementsRITC - Rage in the Cage 180 · 2015-10-23
Decision (Unanimous)R3 3:00
W
Robert EdmistonRITC - Rage in the Cage 179 · 2015-08-14
TKO (Punches)R1 0:30
W
Jason WindhamRUF MMA - Cage Rage on the River 9 · 2015-06-19
TKO (Punches)R1 2:56
W
James MackWFF - World Fighting Federation 19 · 2015-02-21
TKO (Punches)R2 2:22
W
Jeremy CardinalWFF - World Fighting Federation 18 · 2015-02-07
TKO (Punches)R1 0:28

Bio

HometownFundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic
Age34
Height6'4"
Weight262 lbs
Reach78"
Leg Reach44"
TeamUltimate Kombat Fitness
Fighting StyleStriker
Octagon DebutOct. 29, 2022