Ralph Acosta
UFC DebutNickname“The Spider Monkey”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Riverside, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Apex MMA
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Ralph Acosta makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
328-233-8
.585 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
23 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 31 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 10 sub · 4 decGladiator Challenge · Combate Americas · KOTC · WEF · BFC +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Raufeon Stots21-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | |
| L | Bruno Silva15-8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFF 40 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:28 | Combate Americas | ||
| W | Ryan Lilley13-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:51 | Combate Americas | |
| L | Alex Perez26-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | |
| W | Bobby Sanchez12-36 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:34 | KOTC | |
| W | Matt Betzold9-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFF | |
| W | Submission | Choke | R2 | 1:33 | Gladiator Challenge | ||
| L | Bill Takeuchi | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:00 | Gladiator Challenge | |
| W | Chris Chavez0-20 | Submission | Front Choke | R1 | 2:35 | Gladiator Challenge | |
| W | Valentino Beatty | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:47 | Gladiator Challenge | |
| L | Juan Archuleta31-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Gladiator Challenge | |
| L | Josh Robinson12-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Charity Fight | |
| L | Scott Heckman28-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PA Caged Combat | |
| W | Jon Queiroz8-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:16 | BFN 13 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:05 | UAF | ||
| L | Chase Beebe24-13-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:41 | WFC 2 | |
| W | Marlon Moraes23-13-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:03 | WEF | |
| L | Masakatsu Ueda26-6-2 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 1:13 | Shooto | |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | ||
| W | James Wynn | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PCB MMA | |
| L | Chris Manuel9-7-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:35 | BFC | |
| W | Bobby Hill | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | Atlas Fights | |
| L | Eric Luke6-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:50 | WFC 8 | |
| L | Marcos da Matta | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RW 3 | |
| W | Jimmy Wood | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:12 | Champ Enterprises | |
| L | Alexis Vila15-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:00 | G-Force Fights | |
| W | Farkhad Sharipov17-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AE | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:12 | Reality Combat Championship 2 | ||
| L | John Turner | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:53 | Bonecrunch Fighting | |
| W | Mike Talhouk | Submission | — | R1 | — | WEF |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionXFC 12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | XFC 12 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.