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Waldo Cortes Acosta

Fighter profile

Waldo Cortes Acosta

HW17-3-0P4P #84Div #7
Form
5.0
8.5
8.0
6.9
5.2
86
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
86
Boxing
91
Kicking
85
Clinch
73
Striking def.
77
Wrestling off.
27
Wrestling def.
96
Ground game
53
Submissions
27
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age34
Height6'4"
Reach78"
StanceOrthodox
StyleStriker
CountryDOM
Pro debut2018
UFC record10-3-0
Last fight2026-05-09
Octagon time150.1 min
Avg fight10.7 min
Career length8y 2m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1541
96th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1506
68th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1463
4th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1572
100th
HW avg 1505
Momentum51
87th
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(—) 0
1 (14%)Submission(—) 0
2 (29%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes759
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted1561
Total strikes872
Total attempted1703
Knockdowns6
Head537
Body113
Leg109
Distance669
Clinch24
Ground66

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed529
Sig. defense55%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.212
Body abs.108
Leg abs.209
Distance abs.516
Clinch abs.12
Ground abs.1

Grappling · offense

Takedowns4
TD accuracy50%
TD attempted8
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time13:51

Grappling · defense

TD defense74%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced23
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time10:13

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 13 UFC fights · 146:24 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Waldo has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
261W–100Lwin 72.3%div #146/167pct 13th
WinsSoft
183W–78Lwin 70.1%div #128/150pct 15th
LossesAverage
78W–22Lwin 78.0%div #101/162pct 38th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1561 elodiv #37/167pct 78th
WinsStrong
1545 elodiv #43/151pct 72nd
LossesElite
1617 elodiv #11/162pct 94th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall52W–25L67.5%
Wins52W–25L67.5%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Waldo, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+4.27u+32.8% ROI

over 13 close-line bets

Average odds
-134

57% implied

As favorite
7W–0L

ROI +40.9%

Avg -254

As underdog
3W–3L

ROI +23.4%

Avg +147

Based on 13 of 13 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.