Waldo Cortes-Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a heavyweight fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Record—

DivisionHeavyweight

Height6'4"

Reach78"

Age35

Last FightSep 12, 2026

BornOct 3, 1991

BirthplaceFundación, Barahona, Dominican Republic

Fighting out ofPhoenix, Arizona, United States

Fight History:

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*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
—	Johnny Walker	Heavyweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker	Nov 7, 2026	View
L	Curtis Blaydes	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado	Sep 12, 2026	View
L	Alexander Volkov	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	May 9, 2026	View
W	Derrick Lewis	Heavyweight	TKO (Elbows and punches)	R2 · 3:14	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett	Jan 24, 2026	View
W	Shamil Gaziev	Heavyweight	KO (Punch)	R1 · 1:22	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker	Nov 22, 2025	View
W	Ante Delija	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Jab-cross to Ground Punches)	R1 · 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama	Nov 1, 2025
L	Sergei Pavlovich	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Aug 23, 2025
W	Serghei Spivac	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2	Jun 7, 2025
W	Ryan Spann	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Punches)	R2 · 4:48	UFC Fight Night	Mar 15, 2025
W	Robelis Despaigne	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	May 11, 2024
W	Andrei Arlovski	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jan 13, 2024
W	Łukasz Brzeski	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Hooks)	R1 · 3:01	UFC Fight Night	Aug 26, 2023
L	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Apr 29, 2023
W	Chase Sherman	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Nov 19, 2022
W	Jared Vanderaa	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 29, 2022
W	Danilo Suzart	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:40	Contender Series 2022	Aug 2, 2022
W	Thomas Petersen	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 4:53	LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta	Apr 15, 2022
W	Derrick Weaver	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 0:28	LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes	Feb 11, 2022
W	Mo DeReese	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator 271	Nov 12, 2021
W	Jordan Powell	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	RUF 43	Aug 29, 2021
W	Edison Lopes	Heavyweight	Submission (Kimura)	R1 · 3:12	RUF 42: Road to ONE	Jul 31, 2021
W	Odell Pantin	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R2 · 1:23	Iron Boy MMA 11	May 19, 2018

—Johnny Walker
Nov 7, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker·Heavyweight
View
LCurtis Blaydes
Sep 12, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LAlexander Volkov
May 9, 2026
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
WDerrick Lewis
Jan 24, 2026
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett·Heavyweight
TKO (Elbows and punches)·R2 · 3:14View
WShamil Gaziev
Nov 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker·Heavyweight
KO (Punch)·R1 · 1:22View
WAnte Delija
Nov 1, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Jab-cross to Ground Punches)·R1 · 3:59
LSergei Pavlovich
Aug 23, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSerghei Spivac
Jun 7, 2025
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WRyan Spann
Mar 15, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Punches)·R2 · 4:48
WRobelis Despaigne
May 11, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAndrei Arlovski
Jan 13, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WŁukasz Brzeski
Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Hooks)·R1 · 3:01
LMarcos Rogério de Lima
Apr 29, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WChase Sherman
Nov 19, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJared Vanderaa
Oct 29, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WDanilo Suzart
Aug 2, 2022
Contender Series 2022·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:40
WThomas Petersen
Apr 15, 2022
LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 4:53
WDerrick Weaver
Feb 11, 2022
LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 0:28
WMo DeReese
Nov 12, 2021
Bellator 271·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJordan Powell
Aug 29, 2021
RUF 43·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WEdison Lopes
Jul 31, 2021
RUF 42: Road to ONE·Heavyweight
Submission (Kimura)·R1 · 3:12
WOdell Pantin
May 19, 2018
Iron Boy MMA 11·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R2 · 1:23