Salsa Boy nickname
Acosta goes by the nickname "Salsa Boy".
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Waldo Cortes Acosta
Dominican RepublicAge, record and fight historyWaldo Cortes Acosta is a UFC heavyweight who beat Jared Vanderaa by unanimous decision in his first UFC fight on Oct 29, 2022.
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About Waldo Cortes Acosta
Waldo Cortes Acosta was born on October 3, 1991, in Fundacion, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic. He fights out of Phoenix, Arizona, United States, and his professional career began in 2018. Acosta has fought at Heavyweight in the UFC since 2022 and fights from the orthodox stance. In his first UFC fight he beat Jared Vanderaa by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on Oct 29, 2022.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history14
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | Curtis Blaydes | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 9, 2026 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | Alexander Volkov | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Derrick Lewis | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:14 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Shamil Gaziev | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:22 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | Ante Delija | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:59 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Sergei Pavlovich | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | Serghei Spivac | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | Ryan Spann | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:48 |
| May 11, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | Robelis Despaigne | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Andrei Arlovski | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | Lukasz Brzeski | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:01 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
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| Nov 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Chase Sherman | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | Jared Vanderaa | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
How he is doing now
UFC record10-414 fights since 2022
Pro record17-4-021 pro fights
Last fightSep 12lost to Curtis Blaydes
Last 53-2LLWWWNewest first. Two losses in a row.
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Career
8years2018 to 2026
- 2022UFC debutBeat Jared Vanderaa
- Sep 12, 2026Latest fightLost to Curtis Blaydes
How his UFC fights ended
10 wins
KO/TKO 5Decision 5
4 losses
Decision 4
Divisions
- Heavyweight: 10-42022 to 2026, 14 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Oct 29, 2022: beat Jared Vanderaa by unanimous decisionFight Night: Kattar vs. Allen, round 3, 5:00
Latest fight
Sep 12, 2026: lost to Curtis Blaydes by unanimous decisionNoche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado, round 3, 5:00
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.