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WC
“Salsa Boy”

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Record
17-3-0
Age
34
Born
Oct 3, 1991
Height
193.04 cm
Reach
198.12 cm
Stance
Orthodox

Career statistics

Sig. strikes / min
5.34
Striking accuracy
48.00%
Sig. absorbed / min
3.63
Striking defense
54.00%
Takedowns / 15min
0.40
Takedown accuracy
50.00%
Takedown defense
73.00%
Sub. att. / 15min
0.10

UFC fight history

L
vs. Alexander Volkov
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
May 9, 2026
W
vs. Derrick Lewis
KO/TKO · R2 · 3:14
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Jan 24, 2026
W
vs. Shamil Gaziev
KO/TKO · R1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Nov 22, 2025
W
vs. Ante Delija
KO/TKO · R1 · 3:59
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
Nov 1, 2025
L
vs. Sergei Pavlovich
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Aug 23, 2025
W
vs. Serghei Spivac
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Jun 7, 2025
W
vs. Ryan Spann
KO/TKO · R2 · 4:48
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Mar 15, 2025
W
vs. Robelis Despaigne
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024
W
vs. Andrei Arlovski
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Jan 13, 2024
W
vs. Lukasz Brzeski
KO/TKO · R1 · 3:01
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Aug 26, 2023
L
vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Apr 29, 2023
W
vs. Chase Sherman
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Nov 19, 2022
W
vs. Jared Vanderaa
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
Oct 29, 2022