FIGHTTRUTH●
⌕
BETA · v1.0
TERMINAL · v1.0.4
›FT/FIGHTER:WALDO,CORTES ACOSTA
← ALL FIGHTERS? SIM · run matchup● ACTIVE
OVERVIEW
FIGHTS
STATS
SIMULATE
17
FIGHTER · ID 780● ACTIVE

Waldo Cortes Acosta

🇩🇴
Heavyweight · 17–3–0 · Orthodox · 193cm · 198.1cm REACH
"Salsa Boy"
Fundación, Barahona, Dominican Republic · 35 yrs · Oct 3, 1991📍 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
K01Key Indicators
CAREER AVERAGES
SLPM
5.54
ABS/MIN
3.38
STR ACC
49%
STR DEF
56%
TD/15
0.44
FIN RATE
59%
R01Record Breakdown
WINS
17
LOSSES
3
DRAWS
0
NO CONTEST
0
BY KO/TKO
9
BY SUB
1
BY DEC
7
H01Fight History
21 FIGHTS
DATE
★ OPPONENT
EVENT
CLASS
METHOD
RES
RD · TIME
2026-05
2026-05 · DEC
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. S
Heavyweight
DEC
L
—
2026-05
2026-05 · Decision, Unanimous
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. S
Heavyweight
Decision, Unanimous
L
—
2026-01
2026-01 · KO/TKO - Punches · R2 3:14
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. P
Heavyweight
KO/TKO - Punches
W
R2 · 3:14
2025-11
2025-11 · KO/TKO - Punch · R1 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Tsaru
Heavyweight
KO/TKO - Punch
W
R1 · 1:22
2025-11
2025-11 · KO/TKO - Punch · R1 3:59
UFC Fight Night: Garci
Heavyweight
KO/TKO - Punch
W
R1 · 3:59
2025-08
2025-08 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walke
Heavyweight
U-DEC
L
R3 · 5:00
2025-06
2025-06 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC 316: Dvalishvili v
Heavyweight
U-DEC
W
R3 · 5:00
2025-03
2025-03 · KO/TKO - Punches · R2 4:48
UFC Fight Night: Vetto
Heavyweight
KO/TKO - Punches
W
R2 · 4:48
2024-05
2024-05 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis
Heavyweight
U-DEC
W
R3 · 5:00
2024-01
2024-01 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ankal
Heavyweight
U-DEC
W
R3 · 5:00
2023-08
2023-08 · KO/TKO - Punches · R1 3:01
UFC Fight Night: Hollo
Heavyweight
KO/TKO - Punches
W
R1 · 3:01
2023-04
2023-04 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Song
Heavyweight
U-DEC
L
R3 · 5:00
2022-11
2022-11 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Nzech
Heavyweight
U-DEC
W
R3 · 5:00
2022-10
2022-10 · U-DEC · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Katta
Heavyweight
U-DEC
W
R3 · 5:00
2022-08
2022-08 · KO/TKO - Punches · R1 3:40
DWCS 6.2
Heavyweight
KO/TKO - Punches
W
R1 · 3:40
2022-04
WON LFA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
2022-04 · TKO · R3 4:53
LFA 129: Petersen vs.
Heavyweight
TKO
W
R3 · 4:53
2022-02
2022-02 · TKO · R2 0:28
LFA 124: Formiga vs. B
Heavyweight
TKO
W
R2 · 0:28
2021-11
2021-11 · DEC
Bellator 271
Heavyweight
DEC
W
—
2021-08
2021-08 · DEC
RUF 43
Heavyweight
DEC
W
—
2021-07
2021-07 · SUB · R1 3:12
RUF 42: Road to ONE
Heavyweight
SUB
W
R1 · 3:12
2018-05
2018-05 · TKO · R2 1:23
Iron Boy MMA 11
Heavyweight
TKO
W
R2 · 1:23
S01Skill Profile
vs AVG
STRIKINGGRAPPLINGSTR DEFTD DEFACCURACYSUBS
— ACOSTA-- DIV. AVG
G01Grappling
TD AVG/15
0.44
TD ACC
57%
TD DEF
72%
SUB AVG
0.10
● SIMULATOR
SIMULATE ACOSTA VS ANY FIGHTER
Open simulator →
RESOURCES
UFC.com↗Tapology↗Sherdog↗

Waldo Cortes Acosta, "Salsa Boy", is an active Dominican professional MMA fighter competing in the UFC Heavyweight division. He holds a professional record of 17-3, with 9 wins by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. He is currently ranked #94 Men's Pound for Pound and #13 Heavyweight by FightTruth's model.

● MODEL v1.0 · 4,481 FIGHTERS · 21 FIGHTS LOADEDFT/HELP · F1