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Waldo Cortes Acosta lands 5.3 and absorbs 3.6 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Waldo Cortes Acosta's striking output climbs from round 1 to round 3.

Waldo Cortes Acosta's takedown attempts are present but not a primary weapon.

Waldo Cortes Acosta wins 69% of rounds across 31 scored. Wins more rounds than concedes in the majority of fights.

Waldo Cortes Acosta has 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.00 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 100 out of 99, high for the division.

Waldo Cortes Acosta finishes 50% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Heavyweight
“Salsa Boy”

Waldo Cortes Acosta

17-313 UFC
Pressure Fighter
Form
Early Chaos
Output Builds Late
6'4"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLAlexander Volkov·U-DEC·R3·2mo ago
Fighter Context
10–3UFC·
5KO
·
0Sub
·
5Dec
·
11.3min/fight
·
150UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
7–3(10 fights)
·
57%finish rate
·
+1.4str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
4–2(6 fights)
·
50%finish rate
·
+1.9str diff/min
vs. Elite Opps
2–0(2 fights)
·
50%finish rate
·
+1.9str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+1.71
Positive
88%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.067
Average
45%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability
100
Ironclad
98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
69%
Strong
77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Waldo Cortes Acosta — 5.34 significant strikes per minute, 48% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.63 strikes per minute.

Acosta
Blitzer
Head Hunter
Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min5.34
Str. Accuracy48%
759UFC landed/1,561attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
3.63
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / fight0.46
6UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
CQ KO Power
Average56%ile0.79
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
72%
Body
14%
Leg
14%
By Position
Distance86%
/
Clinch4%
/
Ground10%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 113 rounds
Round 210 rounds
Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed173029
Avg. Absorbed141821
Avg. Net+3+12+9
Grappling

Waldo Cortes Acosta — 0.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, 50% takedown accuracy, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 73% takedown defense.

Acosta·67s ctrlAverage Control
Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.40
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.82
TD Accuracy50%
4UFC landed/8attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense73%
17UFC defended/23opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing

Waldo Cortes Acosta — 10 UFC wins (5 KO/TKO, 5 decision), 50% finish rate.

Finish Rate
50%
Average
div avg 68%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO5 / 10
Submission0 / 10
Decision5 / 10
KD → Finish
5/5Lethal
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 3
Submission0 / 3
Decision3 / 3
Loss Pattern
Outscored
3 of 3 losses by decision
Explosive starter. 5 KOs, all inside R1-R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
40%
4 of 10 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
1.9pts
W5 dec
1.4pts
L3 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
8UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 21 less in second half of career
0+42+85+127+169avg20222023202420252026

13 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.53.24.9R1R2R3
R1n=13
R2n=10
R3n=8
Outputsig strikes / min
3.8
6.3
5.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.1
3.7
4.2
Diff
+0.7
+2.6
+1.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
▼Str. Diff-0.31 idxL3
-19%54%127%WWWLWWWL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Acosta — 13 UFC Fights

Waldo Cortes Acosta — UFC fight record: 10 wins, 3 losses.

Result
Method
13 fights
L
Alexander VolkovVeteran
HW
U-DEC R3May '26
-34
·54 SS (42%)·88 abs·0/1 td
W
Derrick LewisElite
HW
KO/TKO R2 · 3:14Jan '26
+36
·44 SS (71%)·8 abs·1/1 td·28s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
Shamil Gaziev
HW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:22Nov '25
+4
·10 SS (48%)·6 abs·8s ctrl·2 kd landed
W
Ante Delija
HW
KO/TKO R1 · 3:59Nov '25
-4
·12 SS (71%)·16 abs·97s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Sergei Pavlovich
HW
U-DEC R3Aug '25
-16
·45 SS (38%)·61 abs
W
Serghei SpivacVeteran
HW
U-DEC R3Jun '25
+62
·110 SS (47%)·48 abs·2 td taken
W
Ryan SpannVeteran
HW
KO/TKO R2 · 4:48Mar '25
+43
·66 SS (59%)·23 abs·0/1 td·57s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
Robelis Despaigne
HW
U-DEC R3May '24
+26
·52 SS (51%)·26 abs·3/4 td·589s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Andrei ArlovskiElite
HW
U-DEC R3Jan '24
-9
·49 SS (36%)·58 abs
W
Lukasz Brzeski
HW
KO/TKO R1 · 3:01Aug '23
+1
·15 SS (33%)·14 abs·1 kd landed
Acosta — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WDanilo SuzartDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2022
All Fighters
Heavyweight
“Salsa Boy”

Waldo Cortes Acosta

17-313 UFC
Form
6'4"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLAlexander Volkov·U-DEC·2mo ago
Fighter Context
10–3UFC·
5KO
·
0Sub
·
5Dec
·
11.3min/fight
·
150UFC min
vs. Winning Record7–3
vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–2
vs. Elite (15+ W)2–0
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+1.71
88%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.067
45%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
100
98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
69%
77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Acosta
Heavyweight avg
BlitzerHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min5.34
Str. Accuracy48%
759UFC landed/1,561attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
3.63
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / Fight0.46
6UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
CQ KO Power
Average56%ile0.79
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
72%
Body
14%
Leg
14%
By Position
Dist86%
Clinch4%
Ground10%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=13
R2
n=10
R3
n=8
Landed173029
Absorbed141821
Net+3+12+9
Grappling
Acosta
Heavyweight avg
67s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.40
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.82
TD Accuracy50%
4UFC landed/8attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense73%
17UFC defended/23opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
50%
Average
Win Methods
5KO/TKO
0Sub
5Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
3Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
40%4 of 10 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
1.9pts
W5 dec
1.4pts
L3 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
8UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.53.24.9R1R2R3
R1n=13
R2n=10
R3n=8
Outputsig strikes / min
3.8
6.3
5.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.1
3.7
4.2
Diff
+0.7
+2.6
+1.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Acosta — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Alexander VolkovVeteranHW
U-DEC·R3·May '26
54 SS (42%)·88 abs·0/1 td
W
Derrick LewisEliteHW
KO/TKO·R2·Jan '26
44 SS (71%)·8 abs·1/1 td·28s ctrl·1 kd
W
Shamil GazievHW
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25
10 SS (48%)·6 abs·8s ctrl·2 kd
W
Ante DelijaHW
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25
12 SS (71%)·16 abs·97s ctrl·1 kd
L
Sergei PavlovichHW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '25
45 SS (38%)·61 abs
W
Serghei SpivacVeteranHW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '25
110 SS (47%)·48 abs·2 td taken
W
Ryan SpannVeteranHW
KO/TKO·R2·Mar '25
66 SS (59%)·23 abs·0/1 td·57s ctrl·1 kd
W
Robelis DespaigneHW
U-DEC·R3·May '24
52 SS (51%)·26 abs·3/4 td·589s ctrl·1 sub
Acosta — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WDanilo SuzartDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2022
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