Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-2, 10) was born in Fundación, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic on October 3, 1991. At the age of 26 years on May 19, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut against Odell Pantin, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On October 29, 2022, 31-year old Waldo Cortes-Acosta made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen against a 30-year old Jared Vanderaa, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Cortes-Acosta's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Derrick Lewis at UFC 324 at age 34 on January 24, 2026. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Waldo Cortes-Acosta's best fights have been against Shamil Gaziev, Ante Delija, Ryan Spann, Serghei Spivac, Jared Vanderaa, Derrick Lewis and Łukasz Brzeski. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Waldo Cortes-Acosta".
Cortes-Acosta has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Waldo Cortes-Acosta Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Jan 24, 2026 34 years, 3 months 17-2 (10) | 40 years, 11 months 29-12 (25) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
18  | Nov 22, 2025 34 years, 1 months 16-2 (9) | 35 years, 9 months 14-1 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
17  | Nov 1, 2025 34 years 15-2 (8) | 35 years, 2 months 26-6 (19) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
16  | Aug 23, 2025 33 years, 10 months 14-2 (7) | 33 years, 3 months 19-3 (15) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Loss |
15  | Jun 7, 2025 33 years, 8 months 14-1 (7) | 30 years, 4 months 17-5 (14) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Mar 15, 2025 33 years, 5 months 13-1 (7) | 33 years, 6 months 22-10 (19) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | Win Punches |
13  | May 11, 2024 32 years, 7 months 12-1 (6) | 35 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
12  | Jan 13, 2024 32 years, 3 months 11-1 (6) | 44 years, 11 months 34-22 (20) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
11 | Aug 26, 2023 31 years, 10 months 10-1 (6) | Łukasz Brzeski | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
10  | Apr 29, 2023 31 years, 6 months 9-1 (5) | 37 years, 11 months 20-8-1 (17) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Loss |
9  | Nov 19, 2022 31 years, 1 months 9-0 (5) | 33 years 16-10 (15) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
8  | Oct 29, 2022 31 years 8-0 (5) | 30 years, 5 months 12-9 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
7 | Aug 2, 2022 30 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Danilo Suzart | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
6 | Apr 15, 2022 30 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | Thomas Petersen | HW | 3 | TKO | Win Punches Won LFA heavyweight title | |
5 | Feb 11, 2022 30 years, 4 months 5-0 (3) | Derrick Weaver | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Nov 12, 2021 30 years, 1 months 4-0 (2) | Muhammed DeReese | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
3 | Aug 29, 2021 29 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Jordan Powell | HW | 3 | UD | Win | |
2 | Jul 31, 2021 29 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Edison Lopes | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
1 | May 19, 2018 26 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Odell Pantin | HW | 2 | KO | Win Punch |
