Waldo Cortes-Acosta
HeavyweightActive on the roster
Pro record
23-4-0
In the UFC
10-3-0
Next fight
Waldo Cortes-AcostavsCurtis Blaydes
Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado. Sep 12, 2026
How the wins come
Knockout1565% of wins
Lost 0 this way
Submission14% of wins
Lost 0 this way
Decision730% of wins
Lost 4 this way
16 of 23 wins came inside the distance.
UFC bouts
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L10-2-0 | Alexander VolkovRanked #2 | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026 |
| W9-2-0 | Derrick LewisRanked #8 | KO/TKOPunches to Head On Ground | 23:14 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. PimblettJan 24, 2026 |
| W8-2-0 | Shamil GazievRanked #11 | KO/TKOPunch to Head At Distance | 11:22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerNov 22, 2025 |
| W7-2-0 | Ante DelijaRanked #9 | KO/TKOPunch to Head At Distance | 13:59 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. OnamaNov 1, 2025 |
| L7-1-0 | Sergei PavlovichRanked #3 | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangAug 23, 2025 |
| W6-1-0 | Serghei SpivacRanked #7 | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Jun 7, 2025 |
| W5-1-0 | Ryan Spann | KO/TKOPunches to Head From Guard | 24:48 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2Mar 15, 2025 |
| W4-1-0 | Robelis Despaigne | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoMay 11, 2024 |
| W3-1-0 | Andrei ArlovskiRanked #15 | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Jan 13, 2024 |
| W2-1-0 | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKOPunches to Head At Distance | 13:01 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean ZombieAug 26, 2023 |
| L2-0-0 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. SimonApr 29, 2023 |
| W1-0-0 | Chase Sherman | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaNov 19, 2022 |
| W0-0-0 | Jared Vanderaa | DecisionUnanimous | 35:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. AllenOct 29, 2022 |
Before the UFC
14 professional bouts on the way in.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Danilo Suzart | TKO (Punches), R1 | Dana White's Contender SeriesAug 2, 2022 |
| W | Thomas Petersen | TKO (Punches), R3 | LFAApr 15, 2022 |
| W | Derrick Weaver | TKO (Punches), R2 | LFAFeb 11, 2022 |
| W | Muhammed DeReese | Decision (Unanimous), R3 | BellatorNov 12, 2021 |
| W | Jordan Powell | Decision (Unanimous), R3 | RUF MMAAug 29, 2021 |
| W | Edison Lopes | Submission (Kimura), R1 | RUF MMAJul 31, 2021 |
| W | Odell Pantin | KO (Punch), R2 | Iron Boy PromotionsMay 19, 2018 |
| W | Jonathan Robertson | TKO (Retirement), R1 | WFFMay 14, 2016 |
| W | Jonathan Bradberry | TKO (Punches), R1 | UMMAFApr 3, 2016 |
| L | Dustin Clements | Decision (Unanimous), R3 | RITCOct 24, 2015 |
| W | Robert Edmiston | TKO (Punches), R1 | RITCAug 15, 2015 |
| W | Jason Windham | TKO (Punches), R1 | RUF MMAJun 20, 2015 |
| W | James Mack | TKO (Punches), R2 | WFFFeb 21, 2015 |
| W | Jeremy Cardinal | TKO (Punches), R1 | WFFFeb 7, 2015 |