Waldo Cortés-Acosta

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9 KOs

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Waldo Cortes-Acosta (born October 3, 1991) is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2018, Cortes-Acosta earned his UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, winning by first-round TKO. As of September 12, 2026, he is #8 in the Meta UFC heavyweight rankings. He also competed in the LFA, where he was the heavyweight champion.

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Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	12 Sept 2026	Curtis Blaydes Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado
L	9 May 2026	Alexander Volkov Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
W	24 Jan 2026	Derrick Lewis Heavyweight	TKO · R2 3:14 punches	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
W	22 Nov 2025	Shamil Gaziev Heavyweight	KO · R1 1:22 punch	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
W	1 Nov 2025	Ante Delija Heavyweight	KO · R1 3:59 punches	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
L	23 Aug 2025	Sergei Pavlovich Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
W	7 Jun 2025	Sergey Spivak Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
W	15 Mar 2025	Ryan Spann Heavyweight	KO · R2 4:48 punches	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
W	11 May 2024	Robelis Despaigne Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
W	13 Jan 2024	Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
W	26 Aug 2023	Łukasz Brzeski Heavyweight	KO · R1 3:01 punches	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
L	29 Apr 2023	Marcos Rogério de Lima Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
W	19 Nov 2022	Chase Sherman Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
W	29 Oct 2022	Jared Vanderaa Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
W	12 Nov 2021	Mo DeReese Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	Bellator 271

Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	12 Sept 2026	Curtis Blaydes Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado
L	9 May 2026	Alexander Volkov Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
W	24 Jan 2026	Derrick Lewis Heavyweight	TKO · R2 3:14 punches	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
W	22 Nov 2025	Shamil Gaziev Heavyweight	KO · R1 1:22 punch	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
W	1 Nov 2025	Ante Delija Heavyweight	KO · R1 3:59 punches	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
L	23 Aug 2025	Sergei Pavlovich Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
W	7 Jun 2025	Sergey Spivak Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
W	15 Mar 2025	Ryan Spann Heavyweight	KO · R2 4:48 punches	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
W	11 May 2024	Robelis Despaigne Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
W	13 Jan 2024	Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
W	26 Aug 2023	Łukasz Brzeski Heavyweight	KO · R1 3:01 punches	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
L	29 Apr 2023	Marcos Rogério de Lima Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
W	19 Nov 2022	Chase Sherman Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
W	29 Oct 2022	Jared Vanderaa Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
W	12 Nov 2021	Mo DeReese Heavyweight	UD · R3 5:00	Bellator 271

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