260 lbs · Light Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker
Career stats from the same dossier each fighter page uses. No odds and no bet note.
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Fighter A
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
0-0-0 · 260 lbs
Fighter B
Johnny Walker
8-7-0 (1 NC) · Light Heavyweight
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Fighter A
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
VS
Fighter B
Johnny Walker
8-7-0 (1 NC)
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Reach
- 82"
- Weight
- 205 lbs.
- Born
- Mar 30, 1992
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, Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Fighter B, Johnny Walker |
|---|---|---|
| Fights | 14 | 16 |
| Minutes | 161.4 | 108.4 |
| Knockdowns | 6 | 5 |
| Sig. landed | 787/1656 | 401/758 |
| Sig. accuracy | 47.5% | 52.9% |
| Sig. landed / 15 | 73.1 | 55.5 |
| Absorbed / 15 | — | — |
| TD landed | 4/8 | 2/5 |
| TD accuracy | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| TD defense | — | — |
| Sub attempts | 1 | 3 |
| Control / 15 | 1:17 | 1:09 |
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, Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Fighter B, Johnny Walker |
|---|---|---|
| SLpM | 4.88 · 92nd percentile | 3.70 · 74th percentile |
| KD / 15 | 0.56 · 67th percentile | 0.69 · 77th percentile |
| CTRL / 15 | 1:17 · 33rd percentile | 1:08 · 29th percentile |
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.
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.
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, Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Fighter B, Johnny Walker |
|---|---|---|
| Listed bouts | 10 | 16 |
| Wins | 7 | 8 |
| Wins by KO/TKO | 4 | 6 |
| Wins by submission | 0 | 1 |
| Wins by decision | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 7 |
| Losses by KO/TKO | 0 | 4 |
| 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.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta offense
- Head70.9%
- Body14.4%
- Leg14.7%
- Distance88.6%
- Clinch3.0%
- Ground8.4%
Johnny Walker offense
- Head46.6%
- Body10.0%
- Leg43.4%
- Distance69.8%
- Clinch7.0%
- Ground23.2%
| Metric | Fighter A, Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Fighter B, Johnny Walker |
|---|---|---|
| Landed / attempted | 787/1656 | 401/758 |
| Accuracy | 47.5% | 52.9% |
| Landed per 15 | 73.1 | 55.5 |
| Absorbed / faced | — | — |
| Strike defense | — | — |
| Absorbed per 15 | — | — |
Waldo Cortes-Acosta defense
- Head39.2%
- Body20.3%
- Leg40.5%
- Distance97.5%
- Clinch2.2%
- Ground0.4%
Johnny Walker defense
- Head50.3%
- Body20.9%
- Leg28.8%
- Distance75.0%
- Clinch7.6%
- Ground17.4%
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, Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Fighter B, Johnny Walker |
|---|---|---|
| Landed / attempted | 116/145 | 174/225 |
| Accuracy | 80.0% | 77.3% |
| Share of sig. | 14.7% | 43.4% |
| Per 15 | 10.8 | 24.1 |
| Leg defense | 7.1% | 25.4% |
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions, and control, for and against, from the career grappling rollup.
| Metric | Fighter A, Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Fighter B, Johnny Walker |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns | 4/8 | 2/5 |
| TD accuracy | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| TD per 15 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 10/— | 9/— |
| TD defense | — | — |
| Sub attempts | 1 | 3 |
| Subs per 15 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Sub attempts faced | 0 | 0 |
| Reversals | 0 | 3 |
| Control | 13:51 | 8:15 |
| Control per 15 | 1:17 | 1:09 |
| Control conceded | 13:51 | 19:37 |
| Control against / 15 | — | — |
By round
Averages for each round number, from the same rollup as the fighter page. Gold is Cortes-Acosta. Cream is Walker.
- Cortes-Acosta
- Walker
Average significant strikes landed in that round. Cortes-Acosta and Walker.
- Cortes-Acosta
- Walker
- Cortes-Acosta
- Walker
Average takedowns landed in that round. Cortes-Acosta and Walker.
- Cortes-Acosta
- Walker
| Round | Cortes-Acosta sig | Walker sig | Cortes-Acosta TD | Walker TD | Cortes-Acosta ctrl | Walker ctrl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 16.3/36 | 12.8/22.7 | 0.1/0.3 | 0.1/0.3 | 0:34 | 0:19 |
| R2 | 28.4/55.8 | 19.3/32 | 0.1/0.2 | 0/0.2 | 0:18 | 0:21 |
| R3 | 27.4/59.8 | 15.3/33.3 | 0.1/0.2 | 0/0 | 0:17 | 0:18 |
| R4 | — | 11/41 | — | 0/0 | — | 0:00 |
| R5 | — | 8/29 | — | 0/0 | — | 0:00 |
Defense by round
| Round | Cortes-Acosta abs | Walker abs | Cortes-Acosta TD faced | Walker TD faced | Cortes-Acosta ctrl against | Walker ctrl against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 13.6/30.7 | 10.3/20.3 | 0.3/0.9 | 0.5/0.8 | 0:26 | 0:45 |
| R2 | 17.1/38.7 | 13.3/22.3 | 0.4/1.1 | 0.2/0.3 | 0:31 | 0:37 |
| R3 | 19.4/42.8 | 13.3/28.8 | 0.2/1 | 0/0.8 | 0:14 | 0:58 |
| 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.
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.
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.