Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Waldo Cortes Acosta v Derrick Lewis
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett, Sat, Jan 24, 2026, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Jason Herzog
Referee Jason Herzog
Waldo Cortes Acosta won by KO/TKO, R2 3:14. Punches to Head On Ground
“Salsa Boy”
Height 6'4", Reach 78", Stance Orthodox, Age 34 on the night
Coming in 9-2-0 in the UFC over 11 fights
“The Black Beast”
Height 6'3", Reach 79", Stance Orthodox, Age 40 on the night
Coming in 20-10-0 in the UFC over 30 fights
01/Round by round
2 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Waldo Cortes Acosta | Derrick Lewis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 12 of 16 | 1 of 1 | 0:16 | 0 | 4 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 23:14 | 32 of 46 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 | 1 | 4 of 21 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 8:14 | 44 of 62 | 1 of 1 | 0:28 | 1 | 8 of 43 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 8.2 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.