Curtis Blaydes vs Waldo Cortes Acosta
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC); Waldo Cortes Acosta is 17-4-0. Curtis Blaydes is 1 year older than Waldo Cortes Acosta. Curtis Blaydes has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Waldo Cortes Acosta. They have met once: Curtis Blaydes 1, Waldo Cortes Acosta 0.
Style & credentials
- 2022Purple belt · BJJCody Donovan
- 2012Champion · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- 2012All-American · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- —Champion · State HS285 lb (Illinois, IHSA Class 3A)
- 2023Blue belt · BJJJavier Torres
- 2022LFA Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2022Contract winner · DWCSHeavyweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Recent form · last 5
- WNoche UFC: Silva vs Delgado · Sep 12, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
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- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis · Mar 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- NC
- WCody EastUFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson · Oct 1, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Heavyweight
- L
- WLuis CortezRFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo · Feb 19, 2016TKO · R3 · 0:41 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBrad FaylorSugar Creek Showdown 23 · Nov 15, 2014TKO · R2 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WWilliam BaptisteXFO 53 · Oct 11, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
- WLorenzo HoodXFO 51 · May 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Heavyweight
- LNoche UFC: Silva vs Delgado · Sep 12, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
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- LUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon · Apr 29, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · Nov 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen · Oct 29, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WDanilo SuzartDana White's Contender Series 48 · Aug 2, 2022TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
- W
- WDerrick WeaverLFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes · Feb 11, 2022TKO · R2 · 0:28 · Heavyweight
- W
- WJordan PowellRUF 43 · Aug 29, 2021Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WEdison LopesRUF 42: Road to ONE · Jul 31, 2021SUB · R1 · 3:12 · Heavyweight
- WOdell PantinIron Boy MMA 11 · May 19, 2018TKO · R2 · 1:23 · Heavyweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Curtis Blaydes and Waldo Cortes Acosta ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado (Sat, Sep 12, 2026), where Curtis Blaydes won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Curtis Blaydes and Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC) and Waldo Cortes Acosta is 17-4-0.
Who has the longer reach, Curtis Blaydes or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Curtis Blaydes has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 78" · 198 cm for Waldo Cortes Acosta, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Curtis Blaydes or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Neither. Both stand 6'4" · 193 cm.
Who is older, Curtis Blaydes or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Curtis Blaydes is 35 and Waldo Cortes Acosta is 34.
Who has more finishes, Curtis Blaydes or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Curtis Blaydes has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Waldo Cortes Acosta has 10 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).