Waldo Cortes-Acosta

🇩🇴 ︎

(1991-10-03)

Statistics

UFC Record: 10-2

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-0
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 5-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-0
As Underdog: 2-2

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 10-2

By Round:

Round 1: 3-0
Round 2: 2-0
Round 3: 5-2

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 4-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L W W W

Elo: 3235

Peak Elo: 3235 (2026-01-24)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2802 (#374)

Bonuses: 2 (0 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 57s

Total Fight Time: 2h 11m 24s

Avg Time Between Fights: 84 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.7

Current Rankings:

#5 Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#5 Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-01-24
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (34) 🇩🇴 ︎
W W L W W • 9-2
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3174 (69%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:14

🇺🇸 ︎ Derrick Lewis (40)
20-10 • L W L W W
Elo: 3033 (31%) • UFC rank: #8

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-11-22
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

⭐ Waldo Cortes-Acosta (34) 🇩🇴 ︎
W L W W W • 8-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3128 (77%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:22

🇧🇭 ︎ 🇷🇺 ︎ Shamil Gaziev (35)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2918 (23%) • UFC rank: #11

Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena
Al Rayyan
Qatar 🇶🇦 ︎

2025-11-01
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama

⭐ Waldo Cortes-Acosta (34) 🇩🇴 ︎
L W W W W • 7-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3016 (44%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:59

🇭🇷 ︎ Ante Delija (35)
1-0 • W
Elo: 3058 (56%) • UFC rank: #9

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

Sergei Pavlovich (33) 🇷🇺 ︎
W W L L W • 7-3
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3175 (62%)
30

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇩🇴 ︎ Waldo Cortes-Acosta (33)
7-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3092 (38%) • UFC rank: #6
27

Shanghai Indoor Stadium
Shanghai
China 🇨🇳 ︎

2025-06-07
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (33) 🇩🇴 ︎
W W W W L • 6-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2976 (42%)
30

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇲🇩 ︎ Serghei Spivac (30)
8-5 • W W L W L
Elo: 3034 (58%) • UFC rank: #7
27

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-03-15
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (33) 🇩🇴 ︎
W W W L W • 5-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2881 (53%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
4:48

🇺🇸 ︎ Ryan Spann (33)
8-5 • W L L L W
Elo: 2863 (47%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-05-11
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (32) 🇩🇴 ︎
W W L W W • 4-1
Elo: 2841 (80%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇺 ︎ Robelis Despaigne (35)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2599 (20%)

Enterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-01-13
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (32) 🇩🇴 ︎
W L W W • 3-1
Elo: 2795 (77%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇾 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Andrei Arlovski (44)
23-16 (1 NC) • W W W L L
Elo: 2587 (23%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-08-26
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (31) 🇩🇴 ︎
L W W • 2-1
Elo: 2757 (81%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:01

🇵🇱 ︎ Lukasz Brzeski (31)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2504 (19%)

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore 🇸🇬 ︎

2023-04-29
UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón

Marcos Rogerio de Lima (37) 🇧🇷 ︎
L W W L W • 9-6
Elo: 2905 (60%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇩🇴 ︎ Waldo Cortes-Acosta (31)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2838 (40%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-11-19
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (31) 🇩🇴 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2800 (81%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Chase Sherman (33)
4-9 • L L L L W
Elo: 2548 (19%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-10-29
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (31) 🇩🇴 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2780 (90%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jared Vanderaa (30)
1-5 • W L L L L
Elo: 2395 (10%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎