#6Waldo Cortes-AcostaStriker

Heavyweight · 17-3 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'4"
193.04 cm
Reach
6'6"
198.12 cm
Age
35
Elo Rating
1645.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 111 Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 5.34 significant strikes per minute — better than 93% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Completes 50% of their takedown attempts — better than 77% of Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.34
    Top 7%
  • Striking accuracy
    48%
    Top 45%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.63
    Bottom 32%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Top 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 28%
  • Takedown accuracy
    50%
    Top 23%
  • Takedown defense
    73%
    Top 29%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 39%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1621, higher than 84% of Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1646).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520251:22Gaziev8:14Lewis15:00Volkov15:00Blaydes12:27Walker
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LJohnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker
2026-11-08 · KO/TKO, R3 2:27
LCurtis Blaydes
Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado
2026-09-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAlexander Volkov
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-05-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDerrick Lewis
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2026-01-24 · KO/TKO, R2 3:14
WShamil Gaziev
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 · KO/TKO, R1 1:22
WAnte Delija
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
2025-11-01 · KO/TKO, R1 3:59
LSergei Pavlovich
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2025-08-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSerghei Spivac
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2025-06-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRyan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2025-03-15 · KO/TKO, R2 4:48
WRobelis Despaigne
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-05-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAndrei Arlovski
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WLukasz Brzeski
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26 · KO/TKO, R1 3:01
LMarcos Rogerio de Lima
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
2023-04-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WChase Sherman
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-11-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJared Vanderaa
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-10-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00