Waldo Cortes Acosta
"Salsa Boy"
| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Height | 193 cm |
| Reach | 198 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
18
fights
16
✅ wins
2
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
October 29, 2022
UFC debuts
January 24, 2026
UFC last fight
2h11:24
time in the cage
10:57
avg time by combat
83.3%
win rate
50.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1607
as of January 24, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1607
on January 24, 2026
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
79
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes differential | 94 | +10.05 / round |
| 2. | Distance strikes landed | 94 | 23.44 / round |
| 3. | Head strikes landed | 93 | 19.29 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes landed | 92 | 26.83 / round |
| 5. | Ko tko | 90 | 5 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Clinch strikes landed | 17 | 0.88 / round |
| 3. | Takedowns landed | 22 | 0.15 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 23 | 60% |
| 5. | Control time | 28 | 32s / round |
89
Boxing Score
55
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+10.05
/ round
💫 Strike differential
23.4 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
16.3 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
48.1%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
38
Wrestling Score
9
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.3 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
57.1%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
72.7%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
32s / round
⏱ Control Time
23s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
60.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Waldo Cortes Acosta's UFC Fight History
January 24, 2026 - UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:14).
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November 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:22).
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November 01, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (3:59).
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August 23, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 07, 2025 - UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 15, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:48).
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May 11, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 13, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 26, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:01).
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April 29, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 29, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights