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Waldo Cortes Acosta

Waldo Cortes Acosta#8 HW

Secondary style
Precision Striker
DURABLE
established · 14 UFC fights
17-4
Record
9 KO · 1 SUB · 7 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinWinLossLoss
Recent form
34
Age
193 cm
Height
198 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-09-12
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P92
Volume
P95
Striking Efficiency
P85
Range Sniper
P86
Kickboxing
P83
Clinch Striking
P2
Defensive Striking
P63
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P23
Pressure Wrestling
P6
Top Control
P30
Submission
P15
Anti-Wrestling
P44
Grappling Defense
P78
Scrambler
P3
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P75
Finisher
P36
Damage Resistance
P98
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P50
Pace
P46
Late Fighter
P87
GLOBAL
Versatility
P67
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2023-04-29 → CURRENT · 12 fights
  2. DISTANCE KICKBOXER2022-11-19 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-09-12
Striking
4.88
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.43
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
48%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
55%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.56
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.37
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.74
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
50%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
70%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:17
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.09
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head71%
Body14%
Leg15%
Position
Distance89%
Clinch3%
Ground8%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2155R3166increasing
TakedownsR1100R264R378declining
ControlR1100R252R350declining

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
79%
Model correct (11/14)
10/13
Fighter wins when model favored
0/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
8/10
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-09-12
59.9%
Model · pick ✗
→
2026-05-09
67.7%
Model · pick ✗
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2026-01-24
81.7%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-11-22
74.3%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-11-01
64.0%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-08-23
45.0%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-06-07
56.8%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-03-15
62.6%
Model · pick ✓
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2024-05-11
59.3%
Model · pick ✓
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2024-01-13
80.1%
Model · pick ✓
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2023-08-26
77.5%
Model · pick ✓
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2023-04-29
51.7%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-11-19
73.6%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-10-29
63.0%
Model · pick ✓
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