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“Salsa Boy”
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Pro record · W–L–D
17-3-0
Known official pay · USD
Not disclosed
Sourced events only
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6′ 4″ · 193 cm
- Reach
- 78″ · 198 cm
- Stance
- Not available
- Listed weight
- Not available
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Fights out of
- Not available
- Gym
- Not available
- Style
- Not available
- Birthplace
- Not available
- Leg reach
- Not available
- UFC debut
- Not available
API-Sports / Sportradar · Profile checked Sep 10, 2026
The fighter in numbers
Performance & finishing
Waldo Cortes Acosta
- Strikes landed / min
- 5.34
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.63
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Knockdowns / fight
- 0.70
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.40
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 74%
- Submission attempts / 15 min
- 0.10
- Wins by finish
- 55%
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Up to five latest confirmed fights in our records · newest first
- LAlexander Volkov
decision unanimous · R3 · 5:00
May 10, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sportradar
- W
- W
- W
- LSergei Pavlovich
decision unanimous · R3 · 5:00
Aug 23, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Sportradar
Octagon Edge ratings
- Power rating
- 1634
- Glicko rating
- 1608
Model ratings, separate from official rankings.
More recorded fights
Curtis Blaydes vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta
Sep 12, 2026 · NS
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Blaydes, Curtis
Sep 12, 2026 · not_started
Volkov, Alexander vs. Cortes-Acosta, Waldo
May 10, 2026 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Lewis, Derrick
Jan 25, 2026 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Gaziev, Shamil
Nov 22, 2025 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Delija, Ante
Nov 2, 2025 · closed
Pavlovich, Sergei vs. Cortes-Acosta, Waldo
Aug 23, 2025 · closed
Spivac, Serghei vs. Cortes-Acosta, Waldo
Jun 8, 2025 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Spann, Ryan
Mar 15, 2025 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Despaigne, Robelis
May 11, 2024 · closed
Arlovski, Andrei vs. Cortes-Acosta, Waldo
Jan 14, 2024 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Brzeski, Lukasz
Aug 26, 2023 · closed
de Lima, Marcos Rogerio vs. Cortes-Acosta, Waldo
Apr 29, 2023 · closed
Sherman, Chase vs. Cortes-Acosta, Waldo
Nov 19, 2022 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Vanderaa, Jared
Oct 30, 2022 · closed
Cortes-Acosta, Waldo vs. Suzart, Danilo
Aug 3, 2022 · closed
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