“Salsa Boy”

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Heavyweight#7

Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic

17-3

Wins · Losses

9KO/TKO

1SUB

7DEC

Tale of the tape

Height6'4" (193 cm)

Reach78" (198 cm)

StanceOrthodox

Age34

BackgroundStriker

UFC debut2022

Sig. strikes landed / min5.34

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.63

Striking accuracy49%

Striking defense54%

Knockdowns / 15 min0.7

Takedowns / 15 min0.4

Takedown defense74%

Submission attempts / 15 min0.1

Average fight time10:43

Total octagon time2h 30m

Lvs Curtis BlaydesNoche UFCUnanimous decision12 Sept 2026
Lvs Alexander VolkovUFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandUnanimous decision10 May 2026
Wvs Derrick LewisUFC 324KO/TKO · R2 3:1425 Jan 2026
Wvs Shamil GazievUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs HookerKO/TKO · R1 1:2222 Nov 2025
Wvs Ante DelijaUFC Fight Night: Garcia vs OnamaKO/TKO · R1 3:591 Nov 2025
Lvs Sergei PavlovichUFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangUnanimous decision23 Aug 2025
Wvs Serghei SpivacUFC 316Unanimous decision8 Jun 2025
Wvs Ryan SpannUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2KO/TKO · R2 4:4815 Mar 2025
Wvs Robelis DespaigneUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoUnanimous decision11 May 2024
Wvs Andrei ArlovskiUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Unanimous decision12 Jan 2024
Wvs Lukasz BrzeskiUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean ZombieKO/TKO · R1 3:0125 Aug 2023
Lvs Marcos Rogerio de LimaUFC Fight Night: Song vs. SimonUnanimous decision28 Apr 2023
Wvs Chase ShermanUFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaUnanimous decision18 Nov 2022
Wvs Jared VanderaaUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. AllenUnanimous decision28 Oct 2022