Waldo Cortes Acosta MMA Profile Record, Stats, Biography, UFC Career & Fight History
WALDO CORTES ACOSTA
“Salsa Boy”
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • HEAVYWEIGHT
W-L-D
17-4-0
(T)KO
9-0
SUB
1-0
BIOGRAPHY
COUNTRY
Dominican Republic
WT CLASS
Heavyweight
HT / WT
6′ 4″, 262 lbs
BIRTHDATE
10/3/1991 (34)
STANCE
Orthodox
REACH
78″
TEAM
UKF Gym
NICKNAME
Salsa Boy
Resource Links
Personal Links
Waldo Cortes Acosta Record
WINS17
KO/TKO
9
SUB
1
DECISION
7
LOSSES4
KO/TKO
0
SUB
0
DECISION
4
DRAWS0
DR
0
NO CONTEST0
NC
0
Percentage Statistics
Calculated from 21 professional bouts (17-4-0).
Waldo Cortes Acosta Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Method | Duration | Event |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Curtis Blaydes | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado |
| May 9, 2026 | Alexander Volkov | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Derrick Lewis | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (3:14) | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Shamil Gaziev | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (1:22) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Ante Delija | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (3:59) | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Sergei Pavlovich | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Serghei Spivac | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Ryan Spann | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (4:48) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| May 11, 2024 | Robelis Despaigne | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Andrei Arlovski | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Lukasz Brzeski | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (3:01) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Chase Sherman | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Jared Vanderaa | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Danilo Suzart | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (3:40) | Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Thomas Petersen 🥇 | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 3 (4:53) | LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Derrick Weaver | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (0:22) | LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Muhammed DeReese | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Jordan Powell | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | RUF MMA 43: Road to One: The Quarterfinals |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Edison Lopes | W (Submission (Kimura)) | Rnd 1 (3:12) | RUF MMA 42: Road to One: Summer Showdown |
| May 19, 2018 | Odell Pantin | W (KO) | Rnd 2 (1:23) | Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 11 |
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