Derrick Lewis vs Waldo Cortes Acosta
Derrick Lewis is 29-14-0 (1 NC); Waldo Cortes Acosta is 17-4-0. Derrick Lewis is 7 years older than Waldo Cortes Acosta. Derrick Lewis has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Waldo Cortes Acosta. Waldo Cortes Acosta is 1" · 3 cm taller than Derrick Lewis. They have met once: Derrick Lewis 0, Waldo Cortes Acosta 1.
Style & credentials
- 2012Legacy FC Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy FC
- 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 1483 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
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 44 fightsShow less
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- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov · Dec 9, 2016TKO · R4 · 3:42 · Heavyweight
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- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:30 · Heavyweight
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- WRicky ShiversLegacy FC 18 · Mar 1, 2013TKO · R3 · 4:22 · Heavyweight
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- NCJeremiah ConstantFight to Win · Jan 27, 2012NC · R1 · 0:48 · Heavyweight
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- WJay PecheImmortal Kombat · Sep 3, 2011TKO
- LBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 46 · Jun 25, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WTaylor HerbertIXFA Extreme Fighting · Feb 25, 2011TKO
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- WRyan MartinezFight to Win · Jul 24, 2010TKO
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- WNick MitchellTexas Regional · Apr 9, 2010TKO
- 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
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Full record · 21 fightsShow less
- 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
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- 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
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- WDerrick WeaverLFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes · Feb 11, 2022TKO · R2 · 0:28 · Heavyweight
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- 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.
- WTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:33Sat, Jul 29, 2023LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 29, 2023
- LSubmission · ROUND 1 · 3:05Sat, Feb 4, 2023WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 7, 2025
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:55Sat, Jul 30, 2022LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 23, 2025
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:26Sat, Feb 20, 2021LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 12, 2026
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 4:49Sat, Oct 6, 2018LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Have Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortes Acosta ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett (Sat, Jan 24, 2026), where Waldo Cortes Acosta won by TKO.
What are the records of Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Derrick Lewis is 29-14-0 (1 NC) and Waldo Cortes Acosta is 17-4-0.
Who has the longer reach, Derrick Lewis or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Derrick Lewis has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 78" · 198 cm for Waldo Cortes Acosta, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Derrick Lewis or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Waldo Cortes Acosta is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Derrick Lewis stands 6'3" · 191 cm.
Who is older, Derrick Lewis or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Derrick Lewis is 41 and Waldo Cortes Acosta is 34.
Who has more finishes, Derrick Lewis or Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Derrick Lewis has 25 wins inside the distance (24 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Waldo Cortes Acosta has 10 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).