Light Heavyweight · 260 lbs
Johnny Walker vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Career stats from the same dossier each fighter page uses. No odds and no bet note.
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Fighter A
Johnny Walker
8-7-0 (1 NC) · Light Heavyweight
Fighter B
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
0-0-0 · 260 lbs
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Fighter A
Johnny Walker
8-7-0 (1 NC)
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Reach
- 82"
- Weight
- 205 lbs.
- Born
- Mar 30, 1992
VS
Fighter B
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
0-0-0
- Division
- 260 lbs
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Reach
- 78"
- Weight
- 260 lbs.
- Born
- Oct 03, 1991
Career snapshot
The same career rollup as each fighter page. A blank cell means that figure is not on file for that athlete.
| Metric | Fighter A, Johnny Walker | Fighter B, Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| Fights | 16 | 14 |
| Minutes | 108.4 | 161.4 |
| Knockdowns | 5 | 6 |
| Sig. landed | 401/758 | 787/1656 |
| Sig. accuracy | 52.9% | 47.5% |
| Sig. landed / 15 | 55.5 | 73.1 |
| Absorbed / 15 | — | — |
| TD landed | 2/5 | 4/8 |
| TD accuracy | 40.0% | 50.0% |
| TD defense | — | — |
| Sub attempts | 3 | 1 |
| Control / 15 | 1:09 | 1:17 |
Division pace
Each percentile ranks that fighter inside their own division sample. It is not a head-to-head rank, and it is not a pick.
| Metric | Fighter A, Johnny Walker | Fighter B, Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| SLpM | 3.70 · 74th percentile | 4.88 · 92nd percentile |
| KD / 15 | 0.69 · 77th percentile | 0.56 · 67th percentile |
| CTRL / 15 | 1:08 · 29th percentile | 1:17 · 33rd percentile |
Johnny Walker: SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 182 Light Heavyweight fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta: SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 12 260 lbs fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.
Method splits
Counted from the fight log already on each fighter page. This is not a separate pro-record table, and it does not include an opponent’s record at the time of the fight.
| Metric | Fighter A, Johnny Walker | Fighter B, Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| Listed bouts | 16 | 10 |
| Wins | 8 | 7 |
| Wins by KO/TKO | 6 | 4 |
| Wins by submission | 1 | 0 |
| Wins by decision | 1 | 3 |
| Losses | 7 | 3 |
| Losses by KO/TKO | 4 | 0 |
| Losses by submission | 0 | 0 |
| Losses by decision | 3 | 3 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| No contests | 0 | 0 |
Striking
Target and position pies use the career striking shares from each dossier.
Johnny Walker offense
- Head46.6%
- Body10.0%
- Leg43.4%
- Distance69.8%
- Clinch7.0%
- Ground23.2%
Waldo Cortes-Acosta offense
- Head70.9%
- Body14.4%
- Leg14.7%
- Distance88.6%
- Clinch3.0%
- Ground8.4%
| Metric | Fighter A, Johnny Walker | Fighter B, Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| Landed / attempted | 401/758 | 787/1656 |
| Accuracy | 52.9% | 47.5% |
| Landed per 15 | 55.5 | 73.1 |
| Absorbed / faced | — | — |
| Strike defense | — | — |
| Absorbed per 15 | — | — |
Johnny Walker defense
- Head50.3%
- Body20.9%
- Leg28.8%
- Distance75.0%
- Clinch7.6%
- Ground17.4%
Waldo Cortes-Acosta defense
- Head39.2%
- Body20.3%
- Leg40.5%
- Distance97.5%
- Clinch2.2%
- Ground0.4%
Leg kicks
Career leg-kick totals from the same report as the fighter page. A blank side has no leg rows on file.
| Metric | Fighter A, Johnny Walker | Fighter B, Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| Landed / attempted | 174/225 | 116/145 |
| Accuracy | 77.3% | 80.0% |
| Share of sig. | 43.4% | 14.7% |
| Per 15 | 24.1 | 10.8 |
| Leg defense | 25.4% | 7.1% |
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions, and control, for and against, from the career grappling rollup.
| Metric | Fighter A, Johnny Walker | Fighter B, Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns | 2/5 | 4/8 |
| TD accuracy | 40.0% | 50.0% |
| TD per 15 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 9/— | 10/— |
| TD defense | — | — |
| Sub attempts | 3 | 1 |
| Subs per 15 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Sub attempts faced | 0 | 0 |
| Reversals | 3 | 0 |
| Control | 8:15 | 13:51 |
| Control per 15 | 1:09 | 1:17 |
| Control conceded | 19:37 | 13:51 |
| Control against / 15 | — | — |
By round
Averages for each round number, from the same rollup as the fighter page. Gold is Walker. Cream is Cortes-Acosta.
- Walker
- Cortes-Acosta
Average significant strikes landed in that round. Walker and Cortes-Acosta.
- Walker
- Cortes-Acosta
- Walker
- Cortes-Acosta
Average takedowns landed in that round. Walker and Cortes-Acosta.
- Walker
- Cortes-Acosta
| Round | Walker sig | Cortes-Acosta sig | Walker TD | Cortes-Acosta TD | Walker ctrl | Cortes-Acosta ctrl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 12.8/22.7 | 16.3/36 | 0.1/0.3 | 0.1/0.3 | 0:19 | 0:34 |
| R2 | 19.3/32 | 28.4/55.8 | 0/0.2 | 0.1/0.2 | 0:21 | 0:18 |
| R3 | 15.3/33.3 | 27.4/59.8 | 0/0 | 0.1/0.2 | 0:18 | 0:17 |
| R4 | 11/41 | — | 0/0 | — | 0:00 | — |
| R5 | 8/29 | — | 0/0 | — | 0:00 | — |
Defense by round
| Round | Walker abs | Cortes-Acosta abs | Walker TD faced | Cortes-Acosta TD faced | Walker ctrl against | Cortes-Acosta ctrl against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 10.3/20.3 | 13.6/30.7 | 0.5/0.8 | 0.3/0.9 | 0:45 | 0:26 |
| R2 | 13.3/22.3 | 17.1/38.7 | 0.2/0.3 | 0.4/1.1 | 0:37 | 0:31 |
| R3 | 13.3/28.8 | 19.4/42.8 | 0/0.8 | 0.2/1 | 0:58 | 0:14 |
| R4 | 9/22 | — | 0/0 | — | 0:00 | — |
| R5 | 10/23 | — | 0/0 | — | 0:00 | — |
Recent fight log
Five most recent listed bouts. Win rows are green, losses red, draws blue. The result word is always written out. Significant strikes and takedowns appear when the dossier has them.
Johnny Walker
Loss vs Dominick Reyes
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
Sig 42/80 · TD 0/1
Win vs Zhang Mingyang
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:37
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
Sig 50/67 · TD 0/2
Loss vs Volkan Oezdemir
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:28
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · Jun 22, 2024
Sig 15/33 · TD 0/0
Loss vs Magomed Ankalaev
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:42
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
Sig 24/71 · TD 0/0
NC/NC vs Magomed Ankalaev
Could Not Continue · Round 1 · 3:13
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
Sig 14/27 · TD 0/0
Showing 5 of 16 listed bouts.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Loss vs Curtis Blaydes
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · Sep 12, 2026
Sig 28/95 · TD 0/0
Loss vs Alexander Volkov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
Sig 54/130 · TD 0/1
Win vs Derrick Lewis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:14
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
Sig 44/62 · TD 1/1
Win vs Shamil Gaziev
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
Sig 10/21 · TD 0/0
Win vs Ante Delija
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:59
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 1, 2025
Sig 12/17 · TD 0/0
Showing 5 of 14 listed bouts.