Professional Record
17-3-0
Current Elo Rating
1855
True Contender System
Heavyweight Ranking
#4
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#39
Career Statistics
Professional Record
- Professional fights
- 20
- Wins
- 17
- Losses
- 3
- Draws
- 0
In the UFC
- UFC fights
- 13
- Wins
- 10
- Losses
- 3
- Draws
- 0
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 5
- Submissions
- 0
- Decisions
- 5
- Finish rate
- 50%
Elo
Elo History
13 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1855
Peak Elo
1885
Total
+355
UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026
Decision
Elo
1855
Change
-30
Jan 24, 2026
TKO
Elo
1885
Change
+50
Nov 22, 2025
TKO
Elo
1835
Change
+44
Nov 01, 2025
TKO
Elo
1791
Change
+49
Aug 23, 2025
Decision
Elo
1743
Change
-23
Jun 07, 2025
Decision
Elo
1766
Change
+36
Mar 15, 2025
TKO
Elo
1730
Change
+50
May 11, 2024
Robelis Despaigne
Decision
Elo
1680
Change
+32
Jan 13, 2024
Andrei Arlovski
Decision
Elo
1648
Change
+34
Aug 26, 2023
Łukasz Brzeski
TKO
Elo
1615
Change
+63
Apr 29, 2023
Marcos Rogério de Lima
Decision
Elo
1552
Change
-24
Nov 19, 2022
Chase Sherman
Decision
Elo
1576
Change
+38
Oct 29, 2022
Jared Vanderaa
Decision
Elo
1537
Change
+37
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 09, 2026 | L | Alexander Volkov | Decision | 1855 | -30 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | W | Derrick Lewis | TKO | 1885 | +50 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | W | Shamil Gaziev | TKO | 1835 | +44 |
| Nov 01, 2025 | W | Ante Delija | TKO | 1791 | +49 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | L | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision | 1743 | -23 |
| Jun 07, 2025 | W | Serghei Spivac | Decision | 1766 | +36 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | W | Ryan Spann | TKO | 1730 | +50 |
| May 11, 2024 | W | Robelis Despaigne | Decision | 1680 | +32 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision | 1648 | +34 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | W | Łukasz Brzeski | TKO | 1615 | +63 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | L | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Decision | 1552 | -24 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | W | Chase Sherman | Decision | 1576 | +38 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision | 1537 | +37 |
Competitive Profile
Waldo Cortés Acosta’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.