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Waldo Cortes Acosta
10W · 3L
Orthodox
Heavyweight
50% finish rate100% as favorite60% as underdog
1559
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1559.0Top-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#4of 49 active
Age
34
Oct 3, 1991
Height
6'4" (193.04 cm)
Reach
198.12 cm
Win Rate
76.9%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.34
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.63
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.71
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
54%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
73%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
5.6
Sig. Strikes
0.5
Takedowns
0.1
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (50%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision1 (33%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
100%
7W – 0L in 7 fights
As Underdog
60%
3W – 2L in 5 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Alexander Volkov
-11.21559
def. Derrick Lewis
+15.91570
def. Shamil Gaziev
+14.41554
def. Ante Delija
+13.41540
lost to Sergei Pavlovich
-7.61526
def. Serghei Spivac
+9.31534
def. Ryan Spann
+9.91525
def. Robelis Despaigne
+4.01515
def. Andrei Arlovski
+4.81511
def. Lukasz Brzeski
+4.81506
lost to Marcos Rogerio de Lima
-2.61501
def. Chase Sherman
+2.11504
def. Jared Vanderaa
+1.81502
Division ELO Rankings
Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Josh Hokit
1592
Valter Walker
1573
Brando Pericic
1561
Mario Pinto
1546
Vitor Petrino
1541
Rizvan Kuniev
1539
Sergei Pavlovich
1537
Alexander Volkov
1534
Jovan Leka
1528
Professional fight history
Fight History (13 fights)
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
vs Ante Delija
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 1, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022