Three-round
11–2
Scheduled 3×5
UFC · Heavyweight · #7
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
StrikerBoxerOrthodoxDominican Republic
Home: Dominican Republic · Fights out of Phoenix, United States
Official UFC.com athlete page- Record
- 17–3
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 79"
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Win streak
- 1
- Avg 3-round
- 15:00
- Avg 5-round
- 18:40
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Five-round
4–1
Championship distance
Home · Dominican Republic
3–1
Bouts in Dominican Republic vs road 12–2
As favorite
0–0
No close on file yet
As underdog
0–0
No dog closes on file
Over / under
1–0
100% overs vs the UFC total (2.5 / 4.5)
Win methods
- KO/TKO 6 (35%)
- SUB 4 (24%)
- DEC 7 (41%)
- SLpM
- 4.80
- Str acc
- 50%
- Str def
- 54%
- TD /15
- 0.40
- TD acc
- 40%
- TD def
- 70%
- Sub /15
- 0.00
- KD avg
- 0.40
Professional record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Close | O/U | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | Win | Sergei Pavlovich | U-DEC | 3/3 | — | Over 2.5 | UFC 327 |
Listed bouts are the verified tape used by The Sheet. Career totals 17–3 include regional fights not fully scored round-by-round. Source: ufc.com/athlete/waldo-cortes-acosta