Photo of Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Age 33
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 12 wins, 1 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 12-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 years, 11 months, 22 days
Rounds Fought 28.1
Avg. Fights/Year 2.2
Longest Layoff 3 years, 2 months, 11 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 5 1 6
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 50.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 50.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 41.7%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 8.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03:01
Fastest KO 03:01
Fastest SUB 03:12
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:28
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 15:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 05/11/2024 W
(11-1-0)
Robelis Despaigne
(5-0-0)
HW
(262.0 vs. 262.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 159 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs NASCIMENTO
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/13/2024 W
(10-1-0)
Andrei Arlovski
(34-22-0)
HW
(261.5 vs. 247.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 149 ON ESPN: ANKALAEV vs. WALKER
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/26/2023 W
(9-1-0)
Lukasz Brzeski
(7-3-1)
HW
(264.0 vs. 243.0)
KO
UFC FN 139 ON ESPN: HOLLOWAY vs THE KOREAN ZOMBIE
1 03:01
Official MMA Fight Results 04/29/2023 L
(9-0-0)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
(20-8-1)
HW
(258.0 vs. 262.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 128 ON ESPN: SONG vs SIMON
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/19/2022 W
(8-0-0)
Chase Sherman
(16-10-0)
HW
(259.0 vs. 256.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 117 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs SPIVAK
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/29/2022 W
(7-0-0)
Jared Vanderaa
(12-9-0)
HW
(260.5 vs. 259.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 115 ON ESPN: KATTAR vs ALLEN
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/02/2022 W
(6-0-0)
Danilo Suzart
(9-1-0)
HW
(259.0 vs. 255.0)
TKO/RSC
DWTNCS: Season 6, Episode 2
1 03:40
Official MMA Fight Results 04/15/2022 W
(5-0-0)
Thomas Petersen
(5-0-0)
HW
(255.0 vs. 252.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 129 (LFA 129)
3 03:53
Official MMA Fight Results 02/11/2022 W
(4-0-0)
Derrick Weaver
(7-7-0)
HW
(257.8 vs. 259.2)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 124 (LFA 124)
2 00:28
Official MMA Fight Results 11/12/2021 W
(3-0-0)
Muhammed DeReese
(9-4-0)
HW
(256.6 vs. 255.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 271
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/29/2021 W
(2-0-0)
Jordan Powell
(11-8-0)
HW
(256.9 vs. 229.6)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
RUF 43 Road to One "The Quarterfinals"
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 07/31/2021 W
(1-0-0)
Edison Lopes
(9-5-0)
HW
(260.2 vs. 257.5)
Submission (Kimura)
RUF 42 Road To One
1 03:12
Official MMA Fight Results 05/19/2018 W
(0-0-0)
Odell Pantin
(0-0-0)
HW
(239.0 vs. 258.8)
KO
Iron Boy MMA 11
2 01:23
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 6-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 year, 3 months, 7 days
Rounds Fought 7.5
Avg. Fights/Year 5.6
Longest Layoff 5 months, 10 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 6 0 0
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 100.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

2 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:28
Fastest KO 00:28
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 02:16
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 05/14/2016 W
(5-1-0)
Jonathan Robertson
(1-2-0)
HW
(243.9 vs. 278.2*)
TKO/RSC (Injury)
World Fighting Federation 28: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights
2 00:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/03/2016 W
(4-1-0)
Jonathan Bradberry
(0-0-0)
SHW
(248.3 vs. 383.1)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UMMAF National Championships - Finals
1 01:22
Official MMA Fight Results 10/24/2015 L
(4-0-0)
Dustin Clements
(2-1-0)
HW
(238.9 vs. 264.2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rage in the Cage - RITC 180
3 03:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/15/2015 W
(3-0-0)
Robert Edminston
(0-0-0)
HW
(240.4 vs. 242.3)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Rage in the Cage - RITC 179
1 00:30
Official MMA Fight Results 06/20/2015 W
(2-0-0)
Jason Windham
(4-1-0)
HW
(241.1 vs. 254.2)
TKO/RSC
Cage Rage On The River 9
1 02:56
Official MMA Fight Results 02/21/2015 W
(1-0-0)
James Mack
(3-0-0)
HW
(238.8 vs. 243.8)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
World Fighting Federation 19: Casino Del Sol Resort Fights
2 02:22
Official MMA Fight Results 02/07/2015 W
(0-0-0)
Jeremy Cardinal
(1-0-0)
HW
(238.1 vs. 255.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
World Fighting Federation 18: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights
1 00:28
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class