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Waldo Cortes-Acosta

“Salsa Boy” Dominican Republic

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a professional MMA fighter (Heavyweight) with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws. Wins by KO/TKO: 9, by submission: 1, by decision: 7. Next fight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker on 7 November 2026. Last fight: Loss vs Curtis Blaydes at Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado on 12 September 2026 by Decision (unanimous).

17 Wins
4 Losses
0 Draws
KO / TKO 9 · 0
Submission 1 · 0
Decision 7 · 4

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Latest news

News

Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker is the new UFC Vegas 124 main event, reports say

30 OCT · 3 min read
Analysis

UFC heavyweight rankings: Gane is champion and the top 15 did not move before Hokit

15 OCT · 3 min read
Results

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado Recap: Full Results and Analysis

13 SEPT · 4 min read
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Fight record

  1. Loss
    Curtis Blaydes Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado Analysis →
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  2. Loss
    Alexander Volkov UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Analysis →
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  3. Win
    Derrick Lewis UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Analysis →
    KO (punches) R2 3:14
  4. Win
    Shamil Gaziev UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker Analysis →
    TKO (punch) R1 1:22
  5. Win
    Ante Delija UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
    TKO (punches) R1 0:41
  6. Loss
    Sergei Pavlovich UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  7. Win
    Serghei Spivac UFC 316
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  8. Win
    Ryan Spann UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
    KO (punches) R2 4:48
  9. Win
    Robelis Despaigne UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  10. Win
    Andrei Arlovski UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  11. Win
    Łukasz Brzeski UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
    KO (punches) R1 3:01
  12. Loss
    Marcos Rogério de Lima UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  13. Win
    Chase Sherman UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  14. Win
    Jared Vanderaa UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  15. Win
    Danilo Suzart DWCS 6: Week 2
    TKO (punches) R1 3:40
  16. Win
    Thomas Petersen LFA 129
    TKO (punches) R3 4:53
  17. Win
    Derrick Weaver LFA 124
    TKO (punches) R2 0:22
  18. Win
    Muhammed Dereese Bellator 271
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  19. Win
    Jordan Powell RUF 43: Road to ONE
    Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00
  20. Win
    Edison Lopes RUF 42: Road to ONE
    Submission (kimura) R1 3:12
  21. Win
    Odell Pantin Iron Boy MMA 11
    KO (punch) R2 1:23
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