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Waldo Cortes Acosta #7

“Salsa Boy”

Heavyweight

Record: 17-3-0

Last 5 L W W W L

Height 6'4"

Weight 262 lb

Reach 78"

Leg reach 43.5"

Stance Orthodox

Style Striker

Age 34

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 49%

Sig. strikes landed 802 of 1,650

Landed per min 5.34

Absorbed per min 3.63

Strike defence 54%

Knockdown avg 0.70

Grappling

Takedown defence 74%

Takedowns per 15 min 0.40

Submissions per 15 min 0.10

Avg fight time 10:43

Strikes by target

Head 72%

Body 14%

Leg 14%

Strikes by position

Standing 86%

Clinch 4%

Ground 9%

Wins by method · 5 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 9

Submission 1

Decision 7

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14 bouts

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Event
Sep 12, 2026	Curtis Blaydes	Upcoming	—	Noche UFC
May 9, 2026	Alexander Volkov	Loss	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Jan 24, 2026	Derrick Lewis	Win	KO/TKO, R2 3:14	UFC 324
Nov 22, 2025	Shamil Gaziev	Win	KO/TKO, R1 1:22	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Hooker
Nov 1, 2025	Ante Delija	Win	KO/TKO, R1 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama
Aug 23, 2025	Sergei Pavlovich	Loss	Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang
Jun 7, 2025	Serghei Spivac	Win	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC 316
Mar 15, 2025	Ryan Spann	Win	KO/TKO, R2 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2
May 11, 2024	Robelis Despaigne	Win	Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento
Jan 12, 2024	Andrei Arlovski	Win	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Aug 25, 2023	Lukasz Brzeski	Win	KO/TKO, R1 3:01	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Apr 28, 2023	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	Loss	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Nov 18, 2022	Chase Sherman	Win	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Oct 28, 2022	Jared Vanderaa	Win	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen