DOM
Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
HEAVYWEIGHT#5Heavyweight
17
WINS
3
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
L1
STREAK
Next fight
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO53%SUB6%DECISION41%
STRIKING ACC.51%
TAKEDOWN ACC.50%
5.34
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
0.40
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.10
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Title reigns
1 REIGNLFA Heavyweight Title
Apr 16, 20220 DEF
Fight history
20 FIGHTSLWWWLWWWWW
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Alexander Volkov, · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 10, 2026
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Alexander Volkov, · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 10, 2026
AcostaFight StatsVolkov
54/130 · 42%Sig. Strikes88/143 · 62%
54/130Total Strikes88/143
0/1 · 0%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:01Control0:03
WKO/TKOR2 3:14· UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 25, 2026
W
KO/TKOR2 3:14· UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 25, 2026
AcostaFight StatsLewis
44/62 · 71%Sig. Strikes8/43 · 19%
46/64Total Strikes8/43
1/1 · 100%Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:28Control0:00
WKO/TKOR1 1:22· UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
W
KO/TKOR1 1:22· UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
AcostaFight StatsGaziev
10/21 · 48%Sig. Strikes6/15 · 40%
15/26Total Strikes6/15
0/0Takedowns0/0
2Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:08Control0:00
WKO/TKOR1 3:59· UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 1, 2025
W
KO/TKOR1 3:59· UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 1, 2025
AcostaFight StatsDelija
12/17 · 71%Sig. Strikes16/36 · 44%
18/24Total Strikes18/38
0/0Takedowns0/1 · 0%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:37Control0:25
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
AcostaFight StatsPavlovich
45/117 · 38%Sig. Strikes61/133 · 46%
45/117Total Strikes63/136
0/0Takedowns0/3 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:08
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 8, 2025
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 8, 2025
AcostaFight StatsSpivac
110/235 · 47%Sig. Strikes48/119 · 40%
111/236Total Strikes53/124
0/0Takedowns2/6 · 33%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control2:25
WKO/TKOR2 4:48· UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025
W
KO/TKOR2 4:48· UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025
AcostaFight StatsSpann
66/111 · 59%Sig. Strikes23/86 · 27%
77/123Total Strikes24/87
0/1 · 0%Takedowns0/2 · 0%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:57Control0:05
WvsRobelis DespaigneUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
W
vsRobelis Despaigne
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
AcostaFight StatsDespaigne
52/101 · 51%Sig. Strikes26/52 · 50%
130/204Total Strikes28/59
3/4 · 75%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
9:49Control0:19
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 14, 2024
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 14, 2024
AcostaFight StatsArlovski
49/136 · 36%Sig. Strikes58/127 · 46%
50/137Total Strikes58/127
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WKO/TKOR1 3:01· UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
W
KO/TKOR1 3:01· UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
AcostaFight StatsBrzeski
15/45 · 33%Sig. Strikes14/22 · 64%
16/46Total Strikes15/23
0/0Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:01Control0:00
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023
AcostaFight StatsLima
82/150 · 55%Sig. Strikes59/76 · 78%
88/156Total Strikes76/95
0/1 · 0%Takedowns3/7 · 43%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:34Control5:01
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022
AcostaFight StatsSherman
147/278 · 53%Sig. Strikes66/177 · 37%
149/282Total Strikes73/187
0/0Takedowns1/2 · 50%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:13Control1:34
WvsJared VanderaaUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022
W
vsJared Vanderaa
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022
AcostaFight StatsVanderaa
73/158 · 46%Sig. Strikes56/138 · 41%
73/158Total Strikes59/143
0/0Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:03Control0:13
WKO/TKOR1 3:40· Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2 · Aug 3, 2022
W
KO/TKOR1 3:40· Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2 · Aug 3, 2022
AcostaFight StatsSuzart
43/89 · 48%Sig. Strikes15/27 · 56%
47/95Total Strikes18/31
0/0Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:43Control0:00
W
KO/TKOR3 4:53· LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta · Apr 16, 2022
W
vsDerrick Weaverlfa
KO/TKOR2 0:22· LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes · Feb 12, 2022
W
vsMuhammed DeReesebellator
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh · Nov 13, 2021
W
vsJordan PowellNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· RUF MMA 43: Road to One: The Quarterfinals · Aug 29, 2021
W
vsEdison LopesNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 3:12· RUF MMA 42: Road to One: Summer Showdown · Jul 31, 2021
W
vsOdell PantinNon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 1:23· Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 11 · May 19, 2018