Waldo Cortes Acosta

Statistic	Waldo Cortes Acosta
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	2.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%
Takedown Defense	72.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:57
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:26

WIN

vs. Derrick Lewis

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:14 • UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026

Waldo Cortes Acosta44/6271%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:28KD 1

Derrick Lewis8/4319%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	12/16	75%	1/1	0:16	—
	Derrick Lewis	4/22	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	32/46	70%	0/0	0:12	1
	Derrick Lewis	4/21	19%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shamil Gaziev

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:22 • UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025

Waldo Cortes Acosta10/2148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 2

Shamil Gaziev6/1540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	10/21	48%	0/0	0:08	2
	Shamil Gaziev	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ante Delija

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:59 • UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama • Nov 2025

Waldo Cortes Acosta12/1771%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:37KD 1

Ante Delija16/3644%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	12/17	71%	0/0	1:37	1
	Ante Delija	16/36	44%	0/1	0:25	—

LOSS

vs. Sergei Pavlovich

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025

Waldo Cortes Acosta45/11738%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sergei Pavlovich61/13346%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	9/28	32%	0/1	0:06	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	20/37	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	22/43	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	14/46	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	30/62	48%	0/2	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Serghei Spivac

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025

Waldo Cortes Acosta110/23547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Serghei Spivac48/11940%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	27/59	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Serghei Spivac	14/36	39%	1/3	1:36	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	36/77	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Serghei Spivac	18/42	43%	0/1	0:15	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	47/99	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Serghei Spivac	16/41	39%	1/2	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Spann

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:48 • UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 • Mar 2025

Waldo Cortes Acosta66/11159%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:57KD 1

Ryan Spann23/8627%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	27/49	55%	0/1	0:49	—
	Ryan Spann	12/33	36%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	39/62	63%	0/0	0:08	1
	Ryan Spann	11/53	21%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Robelis Despaigne

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024

Waldo Cortes Acosta52/10151%TD 3/4Ctrl 9:49

Robelis Despaigne26/5250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	6/10	60%	1/1	4:32	—
	Robelis Despaigne	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	25/54	46%	1/2	2:44	—
	Robelis Despaigne	13/28	46%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	21/37	57%	1/1	2:33	—
	Robelis Despaigne	11/17	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024

Waldo Cortes Acosta49/13636%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Andrei Arlovski58/12746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	15/48	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	14/44	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	23/46	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Lukasz Brzeski

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:01 • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023

Waldo Cortes Acosta15/4533%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Lukasz Brzeski14/2264%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	15/45	33%	0/0	0:01	1
	Lukasz Brzeski	14/22	64%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon • Apr 2023

Waldo Cortes Acosta82/15055%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:34

Marcos Rogerio de Lima59/7678%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	20/39	51%	0/1	0:34	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	27/34	79%	1/2	1:35	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	19/37	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	15/19	79%	2/4	3:00	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	43/74	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	17/23	74%	0/1	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Chase Sherman

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022

Waldo Cortes Acosta147/27853%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Chase Sherman66/17737%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	29/71	41%	0/0	0:04	—
	Chase Sherman	18/50	36%	1/1	1:03	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	71/121	59%	0/0	0:09	—
	Chase Sherman	21/48	44%	0/1	0:28	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	47/86	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chase Sherman	27/79	34%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Jared Vanderaa

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022

Waldo Cortes Acosta73/15846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Jared Vanderaa56/13841%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	22/39	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Vanderaa	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Waldo Cortes Acosta	25/53	47%	0/0	0:03	—
	Jared Vanderaa	21/51	41%	0/1	0:13	—

R3	Waldo Cortes Acosta	26/66	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Vanderaa	22/51	43%	0/0	0:00	—