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WALDO
CORTES ACOSTA
Overview
Waldo Cortes Acosta is a ranked UFC Heavyweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Cortes Acosta lost to Alexander Volkov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, taking his record to 17–3.
Cortes Acosta defeated Derrick Lewis via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:14) at UFC 324 on Jan. 24, 2026, taking his record to 17–2.
Cortes Acosta defeated Shamil Gaziev via KO (punches) in round 1 (1:22) at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker on Nov. 22, 2025, taking his record to 16–2.
Cortes Acosta defeated Ante Delija via KO (punches) in round 1 (3:59) at UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama on Nov. 1, 2025, taking his record to 15–2.
Cortes Acosta lost to Sergei Pavlovich via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang on Aug. 23, 2025, taking his record to 14–2.
Cortes Acosta defeated Serghei Spivac via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 316 on June 7, 2025, taking his record to 14–1.
Cortes Acosta defeated Ryan Spann via KO (punches) in round 2 (4:48) at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on March 15, 2025, taking his record to 13–1.
Cortes Acosta defeated Robelis Despaigne via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento on May 11, 2024, taking his record to 12–1.
Cortes Acosta defeated Andrei Arlovski via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 on Jan. 13, 2024, taking his record to 11–1.
Cortes Acosta defeated Łukasz Brzeski via KO (punches) in round 1 (3:01) at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie on Aug. 26, 2023, taking his record to 10–1.
Cortes Acosta lost to Marcos Rogério de Lima via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón on April 29, 2023, taking his record to 9–1.
Cortes Acosta defeated Chase Sherman via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba on Nov. 19, 2022, taking his record to 9–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Jared Vanderaa via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on Oct. 29, 2022, taking his record to 8–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Danilo Suzart via TKO (punches) in round 1 (3:40) at Dana White's Contender Series 48 on Aug. 2, 2022, taking his record to 7–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Thomas Petersen via TKO (punches) in round 3 (4:53) at LFA 129 on April 15, 2022, taking his record to 6–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Derrick Weaver via TKO (punches) in round 2 (0:22) at LFA 124 on Feb. 11, 2022, taking his record to 5–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Muhammed DeReese via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Bellator 271 on Nov. 12, 2021, taking his record to 4–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Jordan Powell via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at RUF 43 on Aug. 29, 2021, taking his record to 3–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Edison Lopes via Submission (kimura) in round 1 (3:12) at RUF 42 on July 31, 2021, taking his record to 2–0.
Cortes Acosta defeated Odell Pantin via KO (punch) in round 2 (1:23) at Iron Boy MMA 11 on May 19, 2018, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO9 · 53%
- Submission1 · 6%
- Decision7 · 41%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Heavyweight