Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Heavyweight Division

12-1-0-0

Career Statistics

Wins Breakdown

KO/TKO 5 (42%)

Submission 1 (8%)

Decision 6 (50%)

Career Information

Career: 2492 days

Debut: 2018-05-19

Current Streak: 1D

Physical Stats

Height: 6'4" (1.93m)

Weight: 262lbs (119kg)

Reach: 6'6" (1.98m)

Style: -

Age: 33

Trainer: -

Personal Information

Birthdate: 1991-10-03

Birthplace: Dominican Republic

Resides: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Trains out of: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Fight Record

2025-03-15 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 12-1-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 4:48 Punches	Ryan Spann LOSS \| 22-10-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Vettori Vs Dolidze 2 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2024-05-11 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 11-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)	Robelis Despaigne LOSS \| 5-0-0-0	UFC on ESPN Saint Louis, United States
UFC on ESPN Lewis Vs Nascimento • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States • Enterprise Center
2024-01-13 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 10-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Andrei Arlovski LOSS \| 34-22-0-2	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Ankalaev Vs Walker 2 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2023-08-26 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:01 Punches	Lukasz Brzeski LOSS \| 8-3-1-1	UFC On ESPN 10 Singapore, Singapore
UFC On ESPN 10 Holloway Vs The Korean Zombie • Singapore, Singapore • Singapore Indoor Stadium
2023-04-29 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 9-0-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Marcos Rogerio De Lima WIN \| 20-8-1-0	UFC On ESPN Las Vegas, United States
UFC On ESPN Song Vs Simon • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2022-11-19 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 8-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Chase Sherman LOSS \| 16-10-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Nzechukwu Vs Cutelaba • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2022-10-29 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 7-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Jared Vanderaa LOSS \| 12-9-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Kattar Vs Allen • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2022-08-02 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 6-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:40 Punches	Danilo Suzart LOSS \| 1-0-0-0	Dana White Contender Series 48 Las Vegas, United States
Dana White Contender Series 48 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2022-04-15 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 4:53 Punches	Thomas Petersen LOSS \| 6-0-0-0	LFA 129 Prior Lake, United States
LFA 129 Petersen Vs Cortes Acosta • Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States • Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
2022-02-11 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 0:22 Punches	Derrick Weaver LOSS \| 2-1-0-0	LFA 124 Phoenix, United States
LFA 124 Formiga Vs Bunes • Phoenix, Arizona, United States • Arizona Federal Theatre
2021-11-12 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Muhammed Dereese LOSS \| 5-4-0-0	Bellator 271 Hollywood, United States
Bellator 271 • Hollywood, Florida, United States • Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
2021-08-29 Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Jordan Powell LOSS \| 3-2-0-0	Ruf MMA -
Ruf MMA The Quarterfinals • - • None
2021-07-31	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 Kimura	Edison Lopes LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Ruf MMA -
Ruf MMA Summer Showdown • - • None
2018-05-19	Waldo Cortes-Acosta 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 Punch	Odell Pantin LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Iron Boy Promotions -
Iron Boy Promotions Iron Boy Mma 11 • - • None