UFC Fighter Profile

Waldo Cortes Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

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KO/TKO wins9
Submission wins1
Round 1 finishes5

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UFC stats

Sig. strikes landed5.34Per Min
Sig. strikes absorbed3.63Per Min
Takedown average0.4Par 15 min
Submission average0.1Par 15 min
Strike defense54%
Takedown defense74%
Knockdown avg.0.7
Avg. fight time10:43

Fight history

Loss

UFC 328

Cortes Acosta lost a three round unanimous decision to Alexander Volkov

5/9/26 Decision
Win

UFC 324

Cortes Acosta stopped Derrick Lewis via strikes at 3:14 of the second round

1/24/26 KO/TKO
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta knocked out Shamil Gaziev at 1:22 of the first round

11/22/25 KO/TKO
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta stopped Ante Delija via strikes at 3:59 of the first round

11/1/25 KO/TKO
Loss

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta lost a three round unanimous decision to Sergei Pavlovich

8/23/25 Decision
Win

UFC 316

Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Serghei Spivac

6/7/25 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta stopped Ryan Spann via strikes at 4:48 of the second round

3/15/25 KO/TKO
Win

UFC on ESPN

Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Robelis Despaigne

5/11/24 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Andrei Arlovski

1/13/24 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta knocked out Lukasz Brzeski at 3:01 of the first round

8/26/23 KO/TKO
Loss

UFC on ESPN

Cortes Acosta lost a three round unanimous decision to Marcos Rogerio de Lima

4/29/23 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Chase Sherman

11/19/22 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Jared Vanderaa

10/29/22 Decision