United States
Phoenix, Arizona

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

"Salsa Boy"

AGE	34 / Oct 3, 1991
HEIGHT	6'4" / 193.04 cm
WEIGHT	265 lbs / 120.2 kg

ASSOCIATION
Ultimate Kombat Fitness

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 16

KO / TKO

8

50%

SUBMISSIONS

1

6%

DECISIONS

7

44%

Losses 2

KO / TKO

0

0%

SUBMISSIONS

0

0%

DECISIONS

2

100%

Upcoming Fights

UFC 324

January 24, 2026 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

16-2-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

Derrick Lewis

29-12-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Shamil Gaziev	UFC Fight Night 265 - Tsarukyan vs. Hooker Nov / 22 / 2025	KO (Punch) Lukasz Bosacki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:22
win	Ante Delija	UFC Fight Night 263 - Garcia vs. Onama Nov / 01 / 2025	KO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:59
loss	Sergei Pavlovich	UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang Aug / 23 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Serghei Spivac	UFC 316 - Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Jun / 07 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Ryan Spann	UFC Fight Night 254 - Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Mar / 15 / 2025	TKO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:48
win	Robelis Despaigne	UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento May / 11 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Josh Stewart VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Andrei Arlovski	UFC Fight Night 234 - Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Jan / 13 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Lukasz Brzeski	UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie Aug / 26 / 2023	KO (Punches) Mark Craig VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:01
loss	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	UFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon Apr / 29 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Chase Sherman	UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Nov / 19 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Jacob Montalvo VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jared Vanderaa	UFC Fight Night 213 - Kattar vs. Allen Oct / 29 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Danilo Suzart	Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2022: Week 2 Aug / 02 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:40
win	Thomas Petersen	LFA 129 - Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta Apr / 15 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Rob Madrigal	3	4:53
win	Derrick Weaver	LFA 124 - Formiga vs. Bunes Feb / 11 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Al Guinee	2	0:22
win	Muhammed DeReese	Bellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh Nov / 12 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jordan Powell	RUF MMA 43 - Road to One: The Quarterfinals Aug / 29 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Edison Lopes	RUF MMA 42 - Road to One: Summer Showdown Jul / 31 / 2021	Submission (Kimura)	1	3:12
win	Odell Pantin	Iron Boy Promotions - Iron Boy MMA 11 May / 19 / 2018	KO (Punch)	2	1:23

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Jonathan Robertson	WFF - World Fighting Federation 28 May / 14 / 2016	TKO (Retirement)	1	3:00
win	Jonathan Bradberry	UMMAF - National Championships: Finals Apr / 03 / 2016	TKO (Punches)	1	1:22
loss	Dustin Clements	RITC - Rage in the Cage 180 Oct / 24 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
win	Robert Edmiston	RITC - Rage in the Cage 179 Aug / 15 / 2015	TKO (Punches)	1	0:30
win	Jason Windham	RUF MMA - Cage Rage on the River 9 Jun / 20 / 2015	TKO (Punches)	1	2:56
win	James Mack	WFF - World Fighting Federation 19 Feb / 21 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Ryan Brueggeman	2	2:22
win	Jeremy Cardinal	WFF - World Fighting Federation 18 Feb / 07 / 2015	TKO (Punches)	1	0:28

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