#4 RankedHeavyweight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

Dominican Republic

17-3-0

9 KO · 1 SUB · 7 DEC

Age

6'4"

Height

78"

Reach

Orthodox

Stance

Career History

Official results from ESPN.

Official ESPN per-fight stats

Strikes, takedowns, knockdowns, control & defense, aggregated from official ESPN per-fight statistics (recent fights).

Striking

Sig. strikes landed /min4.5

Striking accuracy48%

Strikes absorbed /min3.4

Striking defense55%

Knockdowns /150.8

Grappling

Takedowns /150.9

Takedown accuracy52%

Takedown defense78%

Submission /150.3

Control min /152.2

Striking Profile

Well-rounded striker

Balanced attack — 71% head / 15% body / 14% leg, mostly at range.

Strike target

Head 71%Body 15%Leg 14%

Where it lands

Distance 88%Clinch 3%Ground 9%

From 13 fights · UFCStats significant-strike data

Win-probability projections live in the Vex AI simulator — the only modelled figures on the site.