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“Salsa Boy”
Waldo Cortes Acosta
- Wins
- 17
- Losses
- 4
- Draws
- 0
Bio
- Age
- 35
- as of Oct 13, 2026
- Height
- 6'4"193 cm
- 193 cm6'4"
- Weight
- 262 lb119 kg
- 119 kg262 lb
- Reach
- 78"198 cm
- 198 cm78"
- Leg reach
- 43.5"110 cm
- 110 cm43.5"
- Fighting style
- Striker
- Born
- Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic
- Trains at
- UKF Gym
- Octagon debut
- Oct. 29, 2022
- Status
- Active
Wins by method
9
1
7
5 first-round finishes
Career averages
- Sig. strikes landed
- 5.03
- per minute
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 3.44
- per minute
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- 830 landed
- Striking defense
- 55%
- of strikes avoided
- Takedowns
- 0.36
- per 15 minutes
- Takedown defense
- 70%
- of attempts stopped
- Submission attempts
- 0.09
- per 15 minutes
- Knockdowns
- 0.64
- per 15 minutes
- Average fight time
- 11:00
- minutes : seconds
Significant strikes landed by position
- Standing 720 (87%)
- Clinch 34 (4%)
- Ground 76 (9%)
As published on UFC.com. For some athletes UFC.com's averages also include Dana White's Contender Series bouts.
Patterns an opponent can exploit
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Latest UFC fights
- Lvs Curtis BlaydesSep. 12, 2026Decision - UnanimousR3 5:00
- Lvs Alexander VolkovMay. 9, 2026Decision - UnanimousR3 5:00
- Wvs Derrick LewisJan. 24, 2026KO/TKOR2 3:14
The latest 3 fights shown on UFC.com.
Source: Waldo Cortes Acosta on UFC.com , checked Oct 13, 2026. Values are copied as UFC.com publishes them, not cross-checked. Nothing here is estimated. Takedown accuracy is left out because UFC.com's figure doesn't match its own takedown counts. Sources & credits
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