“Salsa Boy” Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes Acosta
10-3-0
UFC record, 13 fights, 146.4 min
17-3-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 78"
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Thu, Oct 3, 1991, age 34
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Oct 29, 2022
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, May 9, 2026
01/How he wins
in 10 wins
5 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, punches to head at distance, punches to head from guard, punches to head on ground), 5 decisions in 10 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 0 |
| Decision | 5 | 3 |
| All | 10 | 3 |
02/Career rates
13 fights, 146.4 min
Sig strikes landed
5.18 per min
759 in 146.4 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
48.6%
759 of 1,561 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.61 per min
529 of 1,167 landed on him in 146.4 min
Takedowns
0.41 per 15 min
4 of 8 · 146.4 min
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
4 of 8 attempts
Takedown defence
17 of 23
defended of attempted on him, 146.4 min
Control time
1:25 per 15 min
13:51 of 146:24
Knockdowns
6
scored in 146.4 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
0.10 per 15 min
1 in 146.4 min
Where his sig strikes land
88% distance, 3% clinch, 9% ground
669 distance, 24 clinch, 66 ground of 759 landed
What he hits
71% head, 15% body, 14% leg
537 head, 113 body, 109 leg of 759 landed
Cage time
146:24
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 13 | 10-3-0 | 146.4 | 759 of 1,561 | 5.18 | 4 of 8 | 13:51 of 146:24 | 6 | 5 in 10 |
| All | 13 | 10-3-0 | 146.4 | 759 of 1,561 | 5.18 | 4 of 8 | 13:51 of 146:24 | 6 | 5 in 10 |
04/By year
2022 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 23.2 | 98 of 192 | 4.22 | 1 of 2 | 0:29 of 23:14 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4-1-0 | 45.1 | 243 of 501 | 5.38 | 0 of 1 | 2:42 of 45:09 | 4 | 3 in 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 101 of 237 | 3.37 | 3 of 4 | 9:49 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 18.0 | 97 of 195 | 5.38 | 0 of 1 | 0:35 of 18:01 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 220 of 436 | 7.33 | 0 of 0 | 0:16 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| All | 13 | 10-3-0 | 146.4 | 759 of 1,561 | 5.18 | 4 of 8 | 13:51 of 146:24 | 6 | 5 in 10 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 58.4 | 221 of 481 | 3.79 | 2 of 4 | 8:01 of 58:22 | 4 | 1 | 3, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 10 of 13 | 48.0 | 303 of 578 | 6.31 | 1 of 2 | 3:16 of 48:02 | 2 | 0 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 8 of 13 | 40.0 | 235 of 502 | 5.88 | 1 of 2 | 2:34 of 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 8, won 5 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Jon Bilyk 27 - 30. Henry Krawiec 28 - 29. Dave Tirelli 28 - 29. | 54 of 130 | 0 of 1 | 0:01 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 24, 2026UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:14Punches to Head On Ground | 44 of 62 | 1 of 1 | 0:28 | 1 | 8:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Shamil GazievHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:22Punch to Head At Distance | 10 of 21 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 | 2 | 1:22 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 1, 2025UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | Ante DelijaHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:59Punch to Head At Distance | 12 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 1:37 | 1 | 3:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 23, 2025UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Evan Field 27 - 30. Mark Christie 28 - 29. Clemens Werner 28 - 29. | 45 of 117 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 7, 2025UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | Serghei SpivacHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Tony Tamburrino 27 - 30. Jon Bilyk 28 - 29. Maimunah Querido 28 - 29. | 110 of 235 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 15, 2025UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | Ryan SpannHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 4:48Punches to Head From Guard | 66 of 111 | 0 of 1 | 0:57 | 1 | 9:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 11, 2024UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | Robelis DespaigneHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Chris Lee 26 - 30. David Huyette 27 - 30. Travis Buesking 27 - 30. | 52 of 101 | 3 of 4 | 9:49 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 49 of 136 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 26, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | Lukasz BrzeskiHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:01Punches to Head At Distance | 15 of 45 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 | 3:01 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 29, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon | Marcos Rogerio de LimaHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Eric Colon 28 - 29. Anthony Maness 28 - 29. | 82 of 150 | 0 of 1 | 0:34 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Chase ShermanHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Anthony Maness 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. | 147 of 278 | 0 of 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 29, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | Jared VanderaaHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29. | 73 of 158 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.