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Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
17-2-0
75
IQ Score
Contender
🇩🇴Dominican Republic/Heavyweight/Age 34/Orthodox/6' 4"/78″ reach/260 lbs
Win %
89%
SLpM
5.5
Str Acc
49%
Str Def
56%
TD Avg
0.4
TD Def
72%
Sub Avg
0.1
Finish
53%
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At a Glance
5.5
SLpM
49%
Str Acc
0.4
TD Avg
53%
Finish %
56%
Str Def
Acosta profiles as a high-volume striker.
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
75
IQ Score
Contender
STR69
DEF55
GRP42
FIN60
MOM77
DUR54
ACT81
Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
5.54+2.12 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
3.38+0.20 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.44-1.08 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.10-0.30 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (3.38)Landed (5.54)
0
+2.16
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (17)
7 KO
1 SUB
7 DEC
2 OTH
Losses (2)
2 DEC
Recent Form (Last 5)
W
KO
W
KO
W
KO
L
Dec
W
Dec
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
9 of 18
KO/TKO Losses
0
Avg Fight Duration
2.2 rounds
Post-Loss Record
2-0
Fight History13 UFC + 5 pre-UFC
18 fights15W2L
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| SCHED | Alexander Volkov | |
| W | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO Punches |
| W | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO Punch |
| W | Ante Delija | KO/TKO Punch |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | U-DEC |
| W | Serghei Spivac | U-DEC |
| W | Ryan Spann | KO/TKO Punches |
| W | Robelis Despaigne | U-DEC |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | U-DEC |
| W | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO Punches |
| L | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | U-DEC |
| W | Chase Sherman | U-DEC |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | U-DEC |
| W | Derrick Weaver | TKO |
| W | Mo DeReese | DEC |
| W | Jordan Powell | DEC |
| W | Edison Lopes | SUB |
| W | Odell Pantin | TKO |