Saturday, June 7, 2025Prudential Center, Newark, United States
Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Serghei Spivac by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2, held Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Waldo Cortes Acosta won the decision.
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Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes Acosta
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Serghei SpivacWaldo Cortes Acosta
0
Knockdowns0
48 / 119
Significant strikes110 / 235
40%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
53 / 124
Total strikes111 / 236
2 / 6
Takedowns0 / 0
2:25
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Serghei SpivacWaldo Cortes Acosta
3981%7669%
Head
48%1615%
Body
510%1816%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Serghei Spivac
94%
Waldo Cortes Acosta
95%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Serghei Spivac48 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3636/105
44/5
55/5
Clinch
33/4
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Waldo Cortes Acosta110 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7474/189
1313/17
1818/19
Clinch
22/7
33/3
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Serghei SpivacWaldo Cortes Acosta
R1
14
27
10-910-910-9
R2
18
36
10-910-910-9
R3
16
47
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Waldo Cortes Acosta
0
Knockdowns0
14 / 36
Significant strikes27 / 59
39%
Sig. strike accuracy46%
17 / 39
Total strikes28 / 60
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
1:36
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Waldo Cortes Acosta
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 42
Significant strikes36 / 77
43%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
18 / 42
Total strikes36 / 77
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:15
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Serghei Spivac
0
Knockdowns0
16 / 41
Significant strikes47 / 99
39%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
18 / 43
Total strikes47 / 99
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0:34
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
10
Serghei Spivac
3
Waldo Cortes Acosta
●29-28 Spivac×10●29-28 Acosta×3
All 13 media scorecards
- MMAMania.com29-28Acosta
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Acosta
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Acosta
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com29-28Spivac
- CombatPress.com29-28Spivac
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Spivac
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Spivac
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News29-28Spivac
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Spivac
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Spivac
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Spivac
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com29-28Spivac
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight29-28Spivac
Fan Scorecards
319 fan scorecards submitted
82%
Serghei Spivac
1%
Draw
16%
Waldo Cortes Acosta
●29-28 Spivac77.4%●29-28 Acosta13.2%●30-27 Spivac4.7%●30-27 Acosta3.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
88%
Spivac
R2
91%
Acosta
R3
87%
Spivac
Insights
- Waldo Cortes Acosta lands 5.03 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
- Serghei Spivac absorbs 4.23 significant strikes a minute, more than 75% of UFC fighters.
- Serghei Spivac lands 3.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Serghei Spivac
BJJBoxingJudoSambo
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2017Heavyweight ChampionshipWWFC (World Warriors Fighting Championship)
- —Medalist · Amateur MMA Worlds Unspecified
- —Medalist · European Championships
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Boxing
- 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
94%72%
Head
4%14%
Body
2%14%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Serghei Spivaclast 16 fights
63%34%
Waldo Cortes Acostalast 15 fights
87%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Serghei Spivac· from fights outside the UFC Waldo Cortes Acosta· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.355.03
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Serghei Spivac · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.233.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Serghei Spivac · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.420.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Serghei Spivac · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
57%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Serghei Spivac · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
53%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Serghei Spivac · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Serghei Spivac · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.35
Strikes landed / min5.03
4.23
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.44
3.42 / 6.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.36 / 0.7
57%
Takedown accuracy50%
53%
Takedown defence70%
2:36
Control time / fight1:02
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
Serghei Spivac16 UFC fights · 471 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%273/746
3%12/16
2%11/12
Clinch
3%12/20
1%5/6
0%0/0
Ground
34%158/205
0%0/0
0%0/0
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
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
Serghei Spivac19 of 25 ended early · 76%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Waldo Cortes Acosta10 of 21 ended early · 48%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Serghei Spivac2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues · Aug 22, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- L
- WTony LopezWWFC 12 · Sep 29, 2018Submission · R1 · 4:12 · Heavyweight
- WIvo CukWWFC 10 · Mar 24, 2018TKO · R1 · 2:21 · Heavyweight
- W
- WLuke MortonWWFC: Cage Encounter 6 · Mar 29, 2017TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Heavyweight
- WArtem CherkovEagles Fighting Championship 1 · Feb 27, 2016TKO · R1 · 1:56 · Heavyweight
- W
- WYuri GorbenkoWWFC: Ukraine Selection 4 · Jan 31, 2015Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Heavyweight
- WEvgeny BovaWWFC: Ukraine Selection 1 · Nov 19, 2014Submission · Heavyweight
- WAndrey SerebrianikovReal Fight Promotion · Sep 28, 2014TKO
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, 2021Submission · R1 · 3:12 · Heavyweight
- WOdell PantinIron Boy MMA 11 · May 19, 2018TKO · R2 · 1:23 · Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Serghei Spivac by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2, held Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Waldo Cortes Acosta won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes Acosta?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Waldo Cortes Acosta won the decision.
Was Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes Acosta a robbery?
Many scored it for Serghei Spivac: 82% of 319 fan cards scored it for Serghei Spivac; 77% of 13 media scores picked Serghei Spivac. The judges gave it to Waldo Cortes Acosta.