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Waldo Cortes Acosta: record, fights and statistics

Waldo Cortes Acosta (“Salsa Boy”) is a heavyweight fighter from Dominican Republic with a published career record of 17-4-0. StatsNext stores 14 UFC bouts for Waldo Cortes Acosta (10-4). In the 8 fights stored since Mar 15, 2025, Waldo Cortes Acosta is 5-3.

Fights through September 12, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height6'4"
Reach78"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classHeavyweight
Born1991
Current UFC rankingHeavyweight #6 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Waldo Cortes Acosta's fighting stats?

Across 14 stored UFC bouts with statistics (161 minutes) through September 12, 2026, Waldo Cortes Acosta lands 4.88 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.43, with 47.5% striking accuracy and 55.4% striking defense. Grappling: 0.37 takedowns per 15 minutes, 69.7% takedown defense, 0.09 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 10-4 in 14 stored UFC bouts, 5 of 10 wins inside the distance.

Waldo Cortes Acosta: striking, grappling and finishes

Waldo Cortes Acosta: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute4.88
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.43
Significant striking accuracy47.5%
Significant striking defense55.4%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.56
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.37
Takedown accuracy–
Takedown defense69.7%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.09
Control minutes per 15 minutes1.29
Share of fight time in control8.6%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)14 (161.4)

Significant strikes landed: 70.9% head, 14.4% body, 14.7% legs; 88.6% at distance, 3% in the clinch, 8.4% on the ground.

Waldo Cortes Acosta: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO50
Submission00
Decision54

10-4 in the 14 stored UFC bouts since October 29, 2022, averaging 11.5 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Waldo Cortes Acosta among fighters

Waldo Cortes Acosta: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureWaldo Cortes AcostaPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission100.01st of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute3.30158th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.1488th of 243
Significant strike accuracy43.9171st of 243
Significant strike defense53.885th of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.39106th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.39140th of 243
Takedown defense63.631st of 55
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control1.3219th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Mar 15, 2025

  • 5 wins: 4 by ko/tko, 1 by decision
  • 3 losses: 3 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Mar 15, 2025

Waldo Cortes Acosta — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Mar 15, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed369 of 788 (46.8%)
Significant strikes absorbed274 of 649 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns5
Takedowns landed1 of 3
Opponent takedowns6 of 23 (73.9% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time3:11

Totals over 8 of 8 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Waldo Cortes Acosta: the 14 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Sep 12, 2026Curtis Blaydes (14-6)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight28 of 95 (24)0 of 00:00
May 9, 2026Alexander Volkov (13-5)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight54 of 130 (88)0 of 10:01
Jan 24, 2026Derrick Lewis (19-10)WinKO/TKOR2 3:148.2Heavyweight44 of 62 (8)1 of 10:28
Nov 22, 2025Shamil Gaziev (3-1)WinKO/TKOR1 1:221.4Heavyweight10 of 21 (6)0 of 00:08
Nov 1, 2025Ante Delija (1-0)WinKO/TKOR1 3:594Heavyweight12 of 17 (16)0 of 01:37
Aug 23, 2025Sergei Pavlovich (7-3)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight45 of 117 (61)0 of 00:00
Jun 7, 2025Serghei Spivac (8-5)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight110 of 235 (48)0 of 00:00
Mar 15, 2025Ryan Spann (8-5)WinKO/TKOR2 4:489.8Heavyweight66 of 111 (23)0 of 10:57
May 11, 2024Robelis Despaigne (1-0)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight52 of 101 (26)3 of 49:49
Jan 13, 2024Andrei Arlovski (23-16)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight49 of 136 (58)0 of 00:00
Aug 26, 2023Lukasz Brzeski (0-2)WinKO/TKOR1 3:013Heavyweight15 of 45 (14)0 of 00:01
Apr 29, 2023Marcos Rogerio de Lima (8-6)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight82 of 150 (59)0 of 10:34
Nov 19, 2022Chase Sherman (4-9)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight147 of 278 (66)0 of 00:13
Oct 29, 2022Jared Vanderaa (1-5)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight73 of 158 (56)0 of 00:03

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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