All fightersWaldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
Heavyweight17-4RECORD
9KO / TKO WINS
1SUBMISSION WINS
7DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Salsa Boy |
| Date of birth | 3 Oct 1991 |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Birthplace | Fundación, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Ultimate Kombat Training Center (fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.) |
| Height | 193 cm (6′4″) |
| Reach | 198 cm (78″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 117.9 kg (260 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 19 May 2018 |
| UFC debut | 29 Oct 2022 |
| Last fight | 12 Sep 2026 |
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Fight history
21 professional fights on file (14 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Curtis Blaydes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | 12 Sep 2026 | Glendale, Arizona, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 28-29, Eric Colon 28-29, Andrew Topps 28-29 | |||||||
| Loss | Alexander Volkov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | 9 May 2026 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Jon Bilyk 27-30, Henry Krawiec 28-29, Dave Tirelli 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:14 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | 24 Jan 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | 22 Nov 2025 | Doha, Qatar |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Lukasz BosackiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ante Delija | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:59 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | 1 Nov 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | 23 Aug 2025 | Shanghai, Hebei, China |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Evan Field 27-30, Mark Christie 28-29, Clemens Werner 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Serghei Spivac | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | 7 Jun 2025 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Tony Tamburrino 30-27, Jon Bilyk 29-28, Maimunah Querido 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Ryan Spann | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | 15 Mar 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Robelis Despaigne | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | 11 May 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Josh StewartScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 30-26, David Huyette 30-27, Travis Buesking 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | 13 Jan 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 29-28, Sal D'amato 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | 26 Aug 2023 | Kallang, Singapore |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark CraigScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon | 29 Apr 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 28-29, Eric Colon 28-29, Anthony Maness 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | 19 Nov 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Jacob MontalvoScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Anthony Maness 30-27, Sal D'amato 29-28, Junichiro Kamijo 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | 29 Oct 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ron McCarthy 30-27, Junichiro Kamijo 29-28, Tony Weeks 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Danilo Suzart | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:40 | Dana White's Contender Series 48 | 2 Aug 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | Thomas Petersen | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:53 | LFA 129 | 15 Apr 2022 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States |
| Win | Derrick Weaver | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:22 | LFA 124 | 11 Feb 2022 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Win | Muhammed DeReese | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 271 | 12 Nov 2021 | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Win | Jordan Powell | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | RUF 43 | 29 Aug 2021 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Win | Edison Lopes | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:12 | RUF 42 | 31 Jul 2021 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Win | Odell Pantin | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:23 | Iron Boy MMA 11 | 19 May 2018 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |