Saturday, November 22, 2025ABHA Arena, Doha, Qatar
Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Shamil Gaziev by TKO in round 1 (1:22) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker, held Saturday, November 22, 2025 at ABHA Arena, Doha.
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Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Waldo Cortes AcostaShamil Gaziev
2
Knockdowns0
10 / 21
Significant strikes6 / 15
48%
Sig. strike accuracy40%
15 / 26
Total strikes6 / 15
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:08
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Waldo Cortes AcostaShamil Gaziev
880%467%
Head
110%117%
Body
110%117%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
84%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Waldo Cortes Acosta10 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
77/16
11/1
11/1
Clinch
00/1
0
0
Ground
11/2
0
0
Shamil Gaziev6 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44/13
11/1
11/1
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Waldo Cortes AcostaShamil Gaziev
R1
10
6
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
2
Knockdowns0
10 / 21
Significant strikes6 / 15
48%
Sig. strike accuracy40%
15 / 26
Total strikes6 / 15
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:08
Control time0:00
Betting Odds
Waldo Cortes Acosta
-156
61% implied win probability
Open: -151Best: -143
Shamil Gaziev
+134
43% implied win probability
Open: +125Best: +150
Average moneyline across 21 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Shamil Gaziev |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | -155 | +146 |
| 4Cx | -158 | +143 |
| Bet105 | -160 | +142 |
| BetAnything | -170 | +140 |
| BetMGM | -145 | +120 |
| BetOnline | -170 | +145 |
| BetRivers | -167 | +116 |
| Betway | -150 | +120 |
| Bookmaker | -144 | +124 |
| Bovada | -150 | +130 |
| Caesars | -150 | +125 |
| Circa | -160 | +140 |
| Cloudbet | -157 | +143 |
| DraftKings | -155 | +130 |
| FanDuel | -148 | +126 |
| HardRockBet | -150 | +120 |
| mybookie | -173 | +140 |
| Pinnacle | -160 | +141 |
| Polymarket | -156 | +150 |
| Stake | -143 | +127 |
| SXBet | -171 | +140 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Shamil Gaziev absorbs 4.56 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Waldo Cortes Acosta lands 5.03 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
- Shamil Gaziev's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Boxing
- 2023Blue belt · BJJJavier Torres
- 2022LFA Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2022Contract winner · DWCSHeavyweight
Shamil Gaziev
No background on record
Camp · KHK MMA Team · BahrainSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
72%73%
Head
14%24%
Body
14%3%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Waldo Cortes Acostalast 12 fights
73%19%
Shamil Gazievlast 10 fights
58%23%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Waldo Cortes Acosta· from fights outside the UFC Shamil Gaziev· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.032.96
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersShamil Gaziev · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.444.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersShamil Gaziev · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.360.89
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersShamil Gaziev · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%25%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersShamil Gaziev · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%83%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersShamil Gaziev · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersShamil Gaziev · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.03
Strikes landed / min2.96
3.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.56
0.36 / 0.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.89 / 3.6
50%
Takedown accuracy25%
70%
Takedown defence83%
1:02
Control time / fight2:29
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
Waldo Cortes Acosta15 UFC fights · 830 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%503/1275
12%103/153
14%114/143
Clinch
3%22/40
1%10/11
0%2/2
Ground
9%75/120
0%1/1
0%0/0
Shamil Gaziev8 UFC fights · 169 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%91/262
17%28/38
1%1/1
Clinch
9%15/26
9%15/15
1%2/2
Ground
9%16/23
1%1/1
0%0/0
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
Waldo Cortes Acosta10 of 21 ended early · 48%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Shamil Gaziev16 of 18 ended early · 89%2 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Waldo Cortes Acosta3-2
- 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
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
- 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
Shamil Gaziev3-2
- WUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues · Aug 22, 2026TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Heavyweight
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Full record · 18 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gaziev · Mar 2, 2024TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WGreg VelascoDana White's Contender Series 63 · Sep 19, 2023SUB · R1 · 2:58 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WAleksandr KolomytsevProFC 70: Anniversary Tournament · Mar 27, 2022SUB · R1 · 2:56 · Heavyweight
- WGrigoriy PonomarevAMC Fight Nights 104 · Sep 24, 2021TKO · R2 · 0:38 · Heavyweight
- WMurad AdyrbaevBFC: Contender Series 7 · Jul 29, 2021SUB · R1 · 0:59 · Heavyweight
- WAlexey DruzhininMMA Series 29 · Apr 3, 2021TKO · R1 · 0:33 · Heavyweight
- WVladislav KozlovskiyBFC 66 · Feb 27, 2021TKO · R1 · 0:35 · Light Heavyweight
- WArtur BunkovMMA Series 22 · Dec 12, 2020TKO · R1 · 0:20 · Heavyweight
- WDenis GvozdevBFC 63 · Oct 24, 2020TKO · R1 · 0:23 · Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev?
Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Shamil Gaziev by TKO in round 1 (1:22) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker, held Saturday, November 22, 2025 at ABHA Arena, Doha.