HeavyweightActive
Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
Country
Dominican RepublicRecord
17-3
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'4"
Reach
78"
Age
34
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
10 of 17 wins inside the distance · 22nd percentile
Never stopped in 20 recorded bouts · 91st percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 99th percentile
10:14
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Strikes & grappling
802 landed from 1650 attempts — 49% accuracy · 75th percentile
4 landed from 8 attempts — 50% accuracy · 36th percentile
7 in 14 statted bouts · 57th percentile
16m of 2h 30m fought · 54th percentile
Head 72%
Body 14%
Leg 14%
Of 802 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 14 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 30m of fight time, of the 20 bouts on record
Next fightAcosta vs Curtis BlaydesNoche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva · Sep 12, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Curtis Blaydes | Upcoming | — | — | Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva |
| May 9, 2026 | Alexander Volkov | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Derrick Lewis | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:14 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Shamil Gaziev | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Ante Delija | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 3:59 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Sergei Pavlovich | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Serghei Spivac | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Ryan Spann | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| May 11, 2024 | Robelis Despaigne | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Andrei Arlovski | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Lukasz Brzeski | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Chase Sherman | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jared Vanderaa | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Danilo Suzart | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:40 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Thomas PetersenTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Derrick Weaver | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Muhammed DeReese | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Jordan Powell | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | RUF MMA 43: Road to One: The Quarterfinals |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Edison Lopes | WIN | SUBSubmission (Kimura) | R1 · 3:12 | RUF MMA 42: Road to One: Summer Showdown |
| May 19, 2018 | Odell Pantin | WIN | KOKO | R2 · 1:23 | Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 11 |
| — | Thomas Petersen | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Derrick Weaver | WIN | — | — | — |
Upcoming
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOPunchesR2 · 3:14
KOPunchR1 · 1:22
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 3:59
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 4:48
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Andrei Arlovski
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Lukasz Brzeski
KOPunchesR1 · 3:01
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chase Sherman
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jared Vanderaa
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Danilo Suzart
KOPunchesR1 · 3:40
Thomas Petersen
KOKO/TKOR3Title
Derrick Weaver
KOKO/TKOR2
Muhammed DeReese
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Jordan Powell
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Edison Lopes
SUBSubmission (Kimura)R1 · 3:12
Odell Pantin
KOKOR2 · 1:23
Thomas Petersen
Derrick Weaver
How the wins came
Record
17
Wins
3
Losses
0
Draws
10:14
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
1
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Waldo Cortes Acosta’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 20 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.