Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
#6 Heavyweight
11-4-0
Career record (W-L-D)
Physical stats
Height6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight260 lbs. (118 kg)
Reach78" (198 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornOct 03, 1991
Age35
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceFundación, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic
TeamUltimate Kombat Training Center
Striking & grappling
SLpM5.03
Str. Acc47%
SApM3.44
Str. Def55%
TD Avg0.36
TD Acc50%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.1
Recent form
L L W W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first
Career timeline
15 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.
Career breakdown
Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
6 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 5 decision wins
Losses by method
0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses
Finish rate55%
Times finished0%
StreakL2
Best streak5
Avg fight11:00
Octagon time2h 45m
Opp win%73%
ActiveAug. 02, 2022 – Sep. 12, 2026 (5y)
Strength of schedule
Ranked opponents faced6
Ranked wins3
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.
Bonus awards
Performance of the Night2
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.
Career story
Waldo Cortes Acosta "Salsa Boy" is a 17-4-0 knockout artist.
Waldo debuted Aug. 02, 2022 vs Danilo Suzart (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight losing skid. 5 years active (Aug. 02, 2022–Sep. 12, 2026).
Best wins: Ante Delija (KO/TKO Punch R1, Nov. 01, 2025); Derrick Lewis (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jan. 24, 2026); Ryan Spann (KO/TKO Punches R2, Mar. 15, 2025).
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (born October 3, 1991) is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2018, Cortes-Acosta earned his UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, winning by first-round TKO. As of September 12, 2026, he is #8 in the Meta UFC heavyweight rankings. He also competed in the LFA, where he was the heavyweight champion.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|
| Sep. 12, 2026 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | L Curtis Blaydes | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 28 24 | 0 4 | 0 0 |
| May. 09, 2026 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | L Alexander Volkov | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 54 88 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 24, 2026 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | W Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 3:14 | 1 0 | 44 8 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 22, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | W Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:22 | 2 0 | 10 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | W Ante Delija | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:59 | 1 0 | 12 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 23, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | L Sergei Pavlovich | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 45 61 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 07, 2025 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | W Serghei Spivac | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 110 48 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 15, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | W Ryan Spann | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:48 | 1 0 | 66 23 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 11, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | W Robelis Despaigne | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 52 26 | 3 0 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 13, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | W Andrei Arlovski | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 49 58 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 26, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | W Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:01 | 1 0 | 15 14 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 29, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon | L Marcos Rogerio de Lima | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 82 59 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | W Chase Sherman | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 147 66 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 29, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | W Jared Vanderaa | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 73 56 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 02, 2022 | DWCS 6.2 | W Danilo Suzart | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:40 | 1 0 | 43 15 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.
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