Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Age 34
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Heavyweight
Out of AZ

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 years, 5 months, 12 days
Rounds Fought 36.9
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 3 years, 2 months, 11 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 6 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 01/24/2026
(15-2-0) 		Derrick Lewis
(29-12-0) 		HW
UFC 324: GAETHJE vs PIMBLETT 		3 05:00
NSF 11/22/2025
(15-2-0) 		Shamil Gaziev
(13-1-0) 		HW
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 265: TSARUKYAN vs HOOKER 		3 05:00
11/01/2025 W
(14-2-0) 		Ante Delija
(23-6-0) 		HW
(263.0 vs. 237.5) 		KO (Strike)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 263: GARCIA vs ONAMA 		1 03:59
08/23/2025 L
(14-1-0) 		Sergei Pavlovich
(19-3-0) 		HW
(262.0 vs. 255.5) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 257: WALKER vs MINGYANG 		3 05:00
06/07/2025 W
(13-1-0) 		Sergey Spivak
(17-5-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 251.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 316: DVALISHVILI vs O'MALLEY 2 		3 05:00
03/15/2025 W
(12-1-0) 		Ryan Spann
(22-10-0) 		HW
(261.5 vs. 249.0) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN ON ESPN 182: VETTORI vs DOLIDZE 2 		2 04:48
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
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
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
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
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
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
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
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