Waldo Cortes Acosta
"Salsa Boy"
Ultimate Kombat Fitness
17-3-0
Record
0
Win Streak
59%
Finish Rate
10-3
UFC Record
Recent Form
Last five fights
UFC Statistics
Striking & grappling output
Wins by Method
Losses by Method
Finish Pattern
Wins by finish method and round
Attribute Map
Top 3 Strengths
Style Profile
Primary
Power Puncher
Secondary
Well-Rounded
Confidence
85%
Present tools
KO power
9 KO/TKO wins (53% of wins); 0.7 knockdowns/min
Takedown defense
74% takedown defense
Striking volume
5.34 sig strikes/min
Striking accuracy
49% sig strike accuracy
Finishing ability
59% finish rate (10 of 17 wins)
Absent tools
Takedown game
0.4 takedowns/15, no takedown game
Clinch/control game
0.4 takedowns/15, minimal clinch/control game
Unproven (insufficient sample): Submission threat, Strike defense
Finish signature
9 KO/TKO (53%), 1 submission (6%), 7 decision (41%). avg fight 10:43.
FightIQ on This Fighter
Model record across picks involving this fighter
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | R | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alexander Volkov | Decision | 3 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | May 2026 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO | 2 | UFC 324 | Jan 2026 |
| W | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Hooker | Nov 2025 |
| W | Ante Delija | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama | Nov 2025 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang | Aug 2025 |
| W | Serghei Spivac | Decision | 3 | UFC 316 | Jun 2025 |
| W | Ryan Spann | KO/TKO | 2 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 | Mar 2025 |
| W | Robelis Despaigne | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento | May 2024 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | UFC Fight Night 234 | Jan 2024 |
| W | Lukasz Brzeski | KO (Punches) | 1 | UFC Fight Night 225 | Aug 2023 |
| L | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon | Apr 2023 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Nov 2022 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | Oct 2022 |