Waldo Cortes Acosta
Dominican RepublicWaldo Cortes Acosta, “Salsa Boy”, is a Heavyweight from Dominican Republic with an official record of 17-3. The 17 wins came 9 by knockout, 1 by submission and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on 9 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Curtis Blaydes | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado |
| 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 | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Waldo Cortes Acosta’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 21 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.
Waldo Cortes Acosta’s record, in numbers
Waldo Cortes Acosta’s record is 17-3, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 20 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 17 wins break down as 9 by knockout, 1 by submission and 7 by decision — 10 of 17 inside the distance, a finish rate of 59%. Across all 20 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 14 seconds.
Waldo Cortes Acosta has never been stopped in the 20 bouts on file; all 3 losses went to a decision.
Of the 20 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Seven of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 498 Heavyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Waldo Cortes Acosta has a finish rate above 22% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 91% of them and a two-year bout count above 99% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Waldo Cortes Acosta is listed at 6ft 4in with a reach of 78in, fights orthodox and is 34, born 2 October 1991.
These figures are recomputed from Waldo Cortes Acosta’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.