Waldo Cortes Acosta
UFC FIGHTER

Waldo Cortes Acosta

“Salsa Boy”
17-5-0
Height 6' 4"
Reach 78.0"
Stance Orthodox
Weight Class Heavyweight
Country Dominican Republic
Date of Birth 1991-10-03

Upcoming Fights

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Fight History

22
Johnny Walker 24-10-1
LOSS
UFC Fight Night
2026-11-08
Curtis Blaydes 20-6-0
LOSS
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
2026-09-12
Alexander Volkov 41-11-0
LOSS
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-05-09
Derrick Lewis 29-14-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R2 3:14) • UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2026-01-24
Shamil Gaziev 15-3-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R1 1:22) • UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22
Ante Delija 26-8-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R1 3:59) • UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
2025-11-01
Sergei Pavlovich 21-3-0
LOSS
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2025-08-23
Serghei Spivac 18-7-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2025-06-07
Ryan Spann 24-12-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R2 4:48) • UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2025-03-15
Robelis Despaigne 8-2-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-05-11
Andrei Arlovski 34-24-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13
Lukasz Brzeski 9-7-1
WIN
KO/TKO (R1 3:01) • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26
Marcos Rogerio de Lima 22-10-1
LOSS
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
2023-04-29
Chase Sherman 16-12-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-11-19
Jared Vanderaa 17-12-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-10-29
Danilo Suzart 9-3-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R1 3:40) • Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2
2022-08-03
Thomas Petersen 12-5-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R3 4:53) • LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta
2022-04-16
Derrick Weaver 0-3-0
WIN
KO/TKO (R2 0:22) • LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes
2022-02-12
Muhammed DeReese 9-5-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh
2021-11-13
Jordan Powell 0-5-0
WIN
Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00) • RUF MMA 43: Road to One: The Quarterfinals
2021-08-29
Edison Lopes 0-5-0
WIN
Submission (Kimura) (R1 3:12) • RUF MMA 42: Road to One: Summer Showdown
2021-07-31
Odell Pantin 0-3-0
WIN
KO (R2 1:23) • Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 11
2018-05-19