Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
#8 HeavyweightRecord 17-4-0Dominican RepublicUltimate Kombat Training Center
The style
Volume Boxer
Boxing · High output · Durable chin
GrapplingStriking
Waldo 'Salsa Boy' Cortes Acosta is a Dominican heavyweight and the UFC's No. 8-ranked heavyweight who fights behind a high-volume boxing attack, and has never been finished, with all four career losses coming by decision. He has dropped back-to-back decisions to Alexander Volkov and Curtis Blaydes since a four-fight win streak that included a TKO of Derrick Lewis, and now steps in on short notice for a new main event against Johnny Walker after the card's original headliner, Sean Brady vs. Gabriel Bonfim, was scrapped by injury.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 17-4-0 |
| Age | 34 |
| Height | 6'4" |
| Reach | 78" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Team | Ultimate Kombat Training Center |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 5.34 |
| Striking accuracy | 48% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.63 |
| Striking defense | 54% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.4 |
| Takedown accuracy | 50% |
| Takedown defense | 74% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.1 |
How they win
9 KO/TKO1 SUB7 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO0 SUB4 DEC