Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Jared Vanderaa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Waldo Cortes Acosta
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.86 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Jared Vanderaa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Distance 90.9% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 9.3%)
Jared Vanderaa
Distance 92.1% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Head 81.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.6%)
Jared Vanderaa
Head 75.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Acosta L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Vanderaa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 697 / 1505 | 46.3% | 40.1% | 347 / 824 | 42.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 41 | 58.5% | 70.4% | 43 / 62 | 69.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 66 / 110 | 60.0% | 70.2% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 558 / 1347 | 41.4% | 39.0% | 207 / 675 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 113 / 164 | 68.9% | 77.0% | 88 / 111 | 79.3% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 145 | 80.0% | 87.8% | 102 / 109 | 93.6% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Acosta L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Vanderaa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 539 / 1212 | 44.5% | 40.7% | 363 / 720 | 50.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 70.6% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.2% | 89 / 112 | 79.5% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 217 / 845 | 25.7% | 39.3% | 304 / 648 | 46.9% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 112 / 155 | 72.3% | 75.1% | 117 / 148 | 79.1% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 224 / 241 | 92.9% | 84.4% | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Acosta has more cage time on record.