Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes Acosta
17-3-0 UFC 10-3-0
—Height
—Reach
—Stance
—Born
5KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:15Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.18
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.61
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense54.7%
Takedowns / 15 min0.41
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense73.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.1
Control time9.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-3
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Alexander Volkov 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09
54/130Sig. strikes
88/143Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derrick Lewis 20-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:14 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01-24
44/62Sig. strikes
8/43Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:28Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shamil Gaziev 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:22 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · 2025-11-22
10/21Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ante Delija 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:59 — UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · 2025-11-01
12/17Sig. strikes
16/36Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sergei Pavlovich 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · 2025-08-23
45/117Sig. strikes
61/133Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Serghei Spivac 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06-07
110/235Sig. strikes
48/119Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · 2025-03-15
66/111Sig. strikes
23/86Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:57Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Robelis Despaigne 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · 2024-05-11
52/101Sig. strikes
26/52Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
9:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Andrei Arlovski 23-16 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
49/136Sig. strikes
58/127Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lukasz Brzeski 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:01 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · 2023-08-26
15/45Sig. strikes
14/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcos Rogerio de Lima 9-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · 2023-04-29
82/150Sig. strikes
59/76Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chase Sherman 4-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · 2022-11-19
147/278Sig. strikes
66/177Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Vanderaa 1-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · 2022-10-29
73/158Sig. strikes
56/138Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Waldo Cortes-Acosta) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
1
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
13
LFA
2
RUF
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Bellator
1
Iron Boy MMA
1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alexander Volkov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 328
2026-05-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | UFC 324
2026-01-24 |
UFC | 2 | 3:14 |
| W | Shamil Gaziev | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 |
UFC | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Ante Delija | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
2025-11-01 |
UFC | 1 | 3:59 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2025-08-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Serghei Spivac | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 316
2025-06-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryan Spann | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2025-03-15 |
UFC | 2 | 4:48 |
| W | Robelis Despaigne | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-05-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Łukasz Brzeski | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26 |
UFC | 1 | 3:01 |
| L | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
2023-04-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
2022-11-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-10-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Danilo Suzart | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 48
2022-08-02 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Thomas Petersen | TKO (punches) | LFA 129
2022-04-15 |
LFA | 3 | 4:53 |
| W | Derrick Weaver | TKO (punches) | LFA 124
2022-02-11 |
LFA | 2 | 0:22 |
| W | Muhammed DeReese | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 271
2021-11-12 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Powell | Decision (unanimous) | RUF 43
2021-08-29 |
RUF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Edison Lopes | Submission (kimura) | RUF 42
2021-07-31 |
RUF | 1 | 3:12 |
| W | Odell Pantin | KO (punch) | Iron Boy MMA 11
2018-05-19 |
Iron Boy MMA | 2 | 1:23 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Waldo Cortes-Acosta) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.