Fighter Profile
DOCountry
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
#8 Heavyweight
17-4-0Record
35Age
6′4″Height
78″Reach
—Stance
UKF GymTeam
DOCountryHeavyweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
9 (53%)
Submission
1 (6%)
Decision
7 (41%)
17 wins — 4 losses, 0 draws.
Upcoming Fight
Johnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs. Walker · Sat, November 7, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Curtis Blaydes | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 288 - Noche UFC 4 | Sat, September 12, 2026 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 328 - Chimaev vs. Strickland | Sat, May 9, 2026 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKOR2 · 3:14 | UFC 324 - Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Sat, January 24, 2026 |
| W | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKOR1 · 1:22 | UFC Fight Night 265 - Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Sat, November 22, 2025 |
| W | Ante Delija | KO/TKOR1 · 3:59 | UFC Fight Night 263 - Garcia vs. Onama | Sat, November 1, 2025 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Sat, August 23, 2025 |
| W | Serghei Spivac | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 316 - Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | Sat, June 7, 2025 |
| W | Ryan Spann | KO/TKOR2 · 4:48 | UFC Fight Night 254 - Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | Sat, March 15, 2025 |
| W | Robelis Despaigne | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento | Sat, May 11, 2024 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Sat, January 13, 2024 |
| W | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKOR1 · 3:01 | UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie | Sat, August 26, 2023 |
| L | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon | Sat, April 29, 2023 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | Sat, November 19, 2022 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 213 - Kattar vs. Allen | Sat, October 29, 2022 |
| W | Danilo Suzart | KO/TKOR1 · 3:40 | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2022: Week 2 | Tue, August 2, 2022 |
| W | Thomas Petersen | KO/TKOR3 · 4:53 | LFA 129 - Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta | Fri, April 15, 2022 |
| W | Derrick Weaver | KO/TKOR2 · 0:22 | LFA 124 - Formiga vs. Bunes | Fri, February 11, 2022 |
| W | Muhammed DeReese | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Bellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh | Fri, November 12, 2021 |
| W | Jordan Powell | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | RUF MMA 43 - Road to One: The Quarterfinals | Sun, August 29, 2021 |
| W | Edison Lopes | SubmissionR1 · 3:12 | RUF MMA 42 - Road to One: Summer Showdown | Sat, July 31, 2021 |
| W | Odell Pantin | KO/TKOR2 · 1:23 | Iron Boy Promotions - Iron Boy MMA 11 | Sat, May 19, 2018 |
