Waldo Cortes Acosta “Salsa Boy”
UFC record 10-4-0 · professional record 17-3-0
- Age
- 35 (born Oct 3, 1991)
- Height
- 193 cm (6' 4")
- Reach
- 198 cm (78")
- Leg reach
- 110 cm (44")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 260 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Dominican Republic
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Striker
- UFC debut
- Oct 29, 2022
- Last fight
- Sep 12, 2026
2 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.88
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 47%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.43
- Sig. strike defence
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.37
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defence
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.09
- Knockdowns
- 6
- Sig. strikes landed
- 787
- Takedowns landed
- 4
- Total fight time
- 2h 41m 24s
- Control time
- 13m 51s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | Sep 12, 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | May 9, 2026 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 3:14 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Jan 24, 2026 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Nov 22, 2025 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ante Delija | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:59 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | Nov 1, 2025 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Aug 23, 2025 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Serghei Spivac | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | Jun 7, 2025 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ryan Spann | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard | 2 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | Mar 15, 2025 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Robelis Despaigne | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | May 11, 2024 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Jan 13, 2024 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | Aug 26, 2023 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon | Apr 29, 2023 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Nov 19, 2022 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | Oct 29, 2022 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 |