Professional Record
17-4-0
Current Elo Rating
1830
True Contender System
Heavyweight Ranking
#5
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#48
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 193 cm
- Reach
- 198 cm
- Weight
- 118.8 kg
- Age
- 34 years
- Place of birth
- Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic
- UFC debut
- October 29, 2022
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Waldo Cortés Acosta has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Waldo Cortés Acostavs.Curtis Blaydes
L · decision
- Date
- September 12, 2026
- Elo change
- -25
Career Statistics
Professional Record
17-4-0
UFC Record
10-4-0
14 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,830
Peak Elo
1,885
Wins by method
5KO/TKO0Submissions5Decisions
Finish rate50%
From peak-55
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Łukasz Brzeski
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 5 straight wins
Elo History
14 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1830
Peak Elo
1885
Total
+330
UFC Fight History
Sep 12, 2026
Decision
Elo
1830
Change
-25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision | 1830 | -25 |
| 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 |
Fight history outside the UFC
7 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Aug 02, 2022
Danilo Suzart
TKO · Punches · R1 · 3:40
DWCS · Contender Series 2022
Apr 15, 2022
TKO · Punches · R3 · 4:53
LFA · LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta
Feb 11, 2022
Derrick Weaver
TKO · Punches · R2 · 0:28
LFA · LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes
Nov 12, 2021
Mo DeReese
Decision · Unanimous
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.