260 lbs

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

Record: 0-0-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 4"
Reach: 78"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: Oct 03, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 14
Minutes: 161.4
Knockdowns: 6
Sig. accuracy: 47.5%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 50.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 1
Control / 15: 1:17

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted787/1656

Accuracy47.5%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head70.9%
Body14.4%
Leg14.7%

Position

Distance88.6%
Clinch3.0%
Ground8.4%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head39.2%
Body20.3%
Leg40.5%

Position absorbed

Distance97.5%
Clinch2.2%
Ground0.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns4/8

TD accuracy50.0%

TD per 150.4

Sub attempts1

Subs per 150.1

Reversals0

Control13:51

Control per 151:17

Against

Takedowns absorbed10/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded13:51

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.3	48.3%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.2	50.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.2	50.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Curtis Blaydes
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
Noche UFC: Silva vs. DelgadoSep 12, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 28/95 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Alexander Volkov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 54/130 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Derrick Lewis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:14
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. PimblettJan 24, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 44/62 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:28
Win vs Shamil Gaziev
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerNov 22, 2025
KD 2 · Sig 10/21 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:08
Win vs Ante Delija
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:59
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. OnamaNov 1, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 12/17 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:37
Loss vs Sergei Pavlovich
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangAug 23, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 45/117 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Serghei Spivac
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Jun 7, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 110/235 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Ryan Spann
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:48
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2Mar 15, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 66/111 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:57
Win vs Robelis Despaigne
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoMay 11, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 52/101 · TD 3/4 · Ctrl 9:49
Win vs Andrei Arlovski
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Jan 13, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 49/136 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00

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